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Corticosterone (CORT) can stimulate growth hormone (GH) cell (somatotroph) differentiation and GH secretion on embryonic day (e) 12 but not e20 in the chicken. GH induction involves both glucocorticoid receptors (GR) and ...

Hypotheses from biology propose that females that are in better condition are better able to provide resources to their offspring through maternal investment. The investment can be either direct nutritional or greater ...

Fifteen Thoroughbred geldings on an eight month weight gain study were used to evaluate 1) the effects of weight gain and diet on body area (neck, withers, shoulders, ribs, loin, tailhead) condition scores, and 2) the ...

The intent of this project was to investigate options for improvement of a commercially manufactured prescription diet designed to reduce manifestation of clinical disease secondary to cystinuria in captive maned wolves ...

Factors affecting pH and the mechanism of rumen pH control are poorly understood. Meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the effect of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) on rumen pH. Addition of NaHCO3 increased strong ion ...

The first lineage differentiation of cells during pre-implantation embryo development is critical for continued embryonic growth. Though several transcription factors (TFs) have been identified that are involved in this ...

The objectives of this research were to develop a [U-<sup>13</sup>C]glucose tracer approach establishing the pathways and substrates for milk lactose and casein synthesis, and determine the influence of protein ...

The ability of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) to self-renew and differentiate into a wide range of cell types has encouraged researchers to attempt to isolate ESCs from embryos of domestic species for the past two decades. ...

The objectives of this thesis research were to determine the molecular mechanisms by which dietary fatty acids (FA) regulate lipogenic gene expression and milk fat synthesis. Principal component and multivariate analyses ...

We set out to test the hypothesis that the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of ruminant animals catabolizes amino acids (AAs) preferentially. We sought to determine whether this catabolism represents an obligate requirement, ...