This experiment was conducted to compare meat quality and carcass composition of a diverse sampling of sheep breeds. Finnsheep, Romanov, Dorper, White Dorper, Katahdin, Rambouillet, Suffolk, Texel, Dorset, and Composite (1⁄2 Columbia rams to 1⁄4 Hampshire × 1⁄4 Suffolk) rams were mated to mature Composite ewes. Lambs (n = 804) were reared intensively, grain fi nished, and serially harvested ove...

The present study aimed to assess impact of selection based on microsatellite-genotypes at ADL0176 and the association MCW0044 located chromosome number-2 with growth layer economic traits in RIR chicken could reveal when sire component influenced progeny-birds different genotypes microsatellites. DD, EE CC/AD-genotypes microsatellite had corresponding higher BW28, BW40 EW40 progeny than other ...

Background: Radon, an invisible, odorless, heaviest (nine times heavier than air) and radioactive gas is an aberration (the only gas in the long decay chain of heavy metal elements). It is ubiquitously present in dwellings and in the environment. Humans receive the greatest radiation dose in their homes. That's where they spend most time - typically 70%, more for small children. Recent worldwid...

The use of open-pollinated seeds from seed orchards is a common strategy for the deployment genetically improved eucalypts, including Eucalyptus globulus, an important pulpwood tree in many temperate climate areas. However, quality can be affected by rate selfing and to lesser extent contamination pollen outside orchard. Inbreeding between related parents especially self-crosses known cause dim...

Tetrastichus planipennisi Yang (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a gregarious larval endoparasitoid, is one of three biocontrol agents from Asia currently being released in the United States to combat the invasive emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The current protocol for rearing T. planipennisi involves presenting thewaspswith artiÞcially infested ash sticks ...

We tested the hypothesis that the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana would be more efficacious on oat cultivars that prolonged the immature developmental period of sawtoothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.), a storage pest. However, percentage of reduction in progeny production was similar on whole 'Don' and 'Paul' oats treated with fungus, even though immature developmenta...

The phytopathogenic fungus Gibberella jujikuroi mating population A (anamorph, Fusarium mOlliliforme) produces fumonisins, which are toxic to a wide range of plant and animal species. Previous studies of field strains have identified a genetic locus, designatedjiulll, that can determine whether fumonisins are produced. To test the relationship between fumonisin production and virulence on maize...

The core of statistical inference is based on both hypothesis testing and estimation. The use of inferential statistics for QTL identification thus includes estimation of genetic effects and statistical tests. Typically, QTL are reported only when the test statistics reach a predetermined critical value. Therefore, the estimated effects of detected QTL are actually sampled from a truncated dist...

MOTIVATION Metabolomics is a post genomic technology which seeks to provide a comprehensive profile of all the metabolites present in a biological sample. This complements the mRNA profiles provided by microarrays, and the protein profiles provided by proteomics. To test the power of metabolome analysis we selected the problem of discrimating between related genotypes of Arabidopsis. Specifical...