Variation in cellular biochemical functions controlled by cytoplasmic genes was studied in relation to phenotypic differences between progeny of reciprocal hybrid female mice. Least squares procedures were used to test for differences in mitochondrial respiratory metabolism and in capacity for ATP synthesis, and differences in growth of progeny of hybrid dams. Under identical nuclear influences...

Birth weight positively predicts postnatal growth and performance in pigs and can be increased by sustained maternal porcine ST (pST) treatment from d 25 to 100 of pregnancy (term ∼115 d). The objective of this study was to test whether a shorter period of maternal pST treatment in late pregnancy (d 75 to 100) could also increase birth and weaning weights of progeny under commercial conditions....

The development of an immunological assay where cells isolated from blood are stimulated by an Staphylococcus aureus antigen in vitro is described. Variation was observed in the ability of cells isolated from young cattle, cows and bulls to respond in vitro to S. aureus, suggesting that differences in immune responsiveness may be measured by this method. Bull progeny groups were shown to have c...

Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis of Pistacia vera L. was used to distinguishing sex type in progeny plants. Varied genotypes of the pistachio were analyzed by PCR amplification of a ten base primer previously found to be linked to the expression of a 945bp amplification band in female trees and its absence in males. Results revealed that genetic material from cultivar samples am...

A procedure for obtaining approximate reliabilities of estimated breeding values under a random regression model is presented. The method is based on a concept of an equivalent number of progeny, with subsequent selection index approximation of reliability utilising equivalent progeny information on the animal and its parents. The accuracy of the proposed approximation was tested using a multip...

A progeny test was conducted in Western Australia in conjunction with the national central progeny test (CPT) program to evaluate 14 American Suffolk and 2 Australian rams as prime lamb sires, 4 of these rams having been evaluated previously in the national CPT program. The American Suffolks produced lambs that were heavier and had leaner carcases than lambs from the Australian sires. However, ...