• The National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP) has developed such a gene bank for livestock over the past decade and it currently contains over 800,000 samples. (usda.gov)
  • Livestock breeders have used the collection to introduction of genetic variability into livestock populations. (usda.gov)
  • For the past decade the National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP) has been acquiring semen, embryos and blood samples from U.S. livestock. (usda.gov)
  • We analyse patterns of genetic variability of populations in the presence of a large seed bank with the help of a new coalescent structure called the seed bank coalescent. (biorxiv.org)
  • The research objective was to estimate variability and heritability in F5 populations. (atlantis-press.com)
  • 1. Intraspecific trait variability (ITV) maintains functional diversity in populations and communities, and plays a crucial role in ecological and evolutionary processes such as trophic cascades or speciation. (fu-berlin.de)
  • Trait variability within species can be observed from differences among populations, and between‐ and within individuals. (fu-berlin.de)
  • In animals, ITV can be driven by ontogeny, the environment in which populations live and by within‐individual specialization or variation unrelated to growth. (fu-berlin.de)
  • 2. Here, we aimed to (a) measure the relative strength of between‐ and within‐individual effects of body size on ITV over time, and (b) disentangle the trophic changes due to ontogeny from other sources of variability, such as the environment experienced by populations and individual preferences at varying temporal and spatial scales. (fu-berlin.de)
  • The module looks at patterns in bodily treatment and disposal, and the use and management of animal populations. (southampton.ac.uk)
  • For example, to date samples from over 3,300 animals have been released from the repository for: reconstituting populations, adding genetic variation to populations, and DNA studies. (usda.gov)
  • If you look around, whether it's in humans or in any animal, not all behave the same. (yahoo.com)
  • In the absence of evidence to the contrary, ATSDR assumes that humans are more sensitive to the effects of hazardous substance than animals and that certain persons may be particularly sensitive. (cdc.gov)
  • There is no treatment once signs or symptoms of the disease begin, and the disease is fatal in humans and animals within 1-2 weeks of symptom onset. (cdc.gov)
  • Public health officials and project managers concerned with appropriate actions to take at hazardous waste sites may want information on levels of exposure associated with more subtle effects in humans or animals (LOAEL) or exposure levels below which no adverse effects (NOAEL) have been observed. (cdc.gov)
  • MRLs include adjustments to reflect human variability from laboratory animal data to humans. (cdc.gov)
  • No studies were located regarding immunological effects in humans or animals after inhalation exposure to pyridine. (cdc.gov)
  • Additionally, it gives an overview of the main methodological and theoretical issues in the retrieval, treatment and interpretation of bone finds from archaeological sites and the relationship between humans and other animals. (southampton.ac.uk)
  • Their new book Eat Like The Animals reveals the reasons a baboon, a cat and a locust instinctively know exactly what to eat for balanced nutrition, and yet we humans can't seem to figure it out. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Species to species (animal or cell culture to humans). (nationalacademies.org)
  • Development of an inhalation reference concentration (RfC) typically involves extrapolation of an effect level observed in a laboratory animal exposure study to a level of exposure in humans that is not expected to result in an appreciable health risk. (cdc.gov)
  • The Working Group found limited evidence in humans and limited evidence in experimental animals for the carcinogenicity. (who.int)
  • The Panel found limited evidence of carcinogenicity in humans and sufficient evidence in animals. (who.int)
  • Animal by-products are what's left of a slaughtered animal after the skeletal muscle meat intended for human consumption has been removed. (dogfoodadvisor.com)
  • Furthermore, the article characterizesodour emission factors, methods of health risk assessment, ways of limiting emission of odorous compounds from animal farming facilities. (edu.pl)
  • Assessment of variability in yearlong relative loose mineral intake and range cow productivity in North American northern Great Plains. (usda.gov)
  • We examined the natural variability of carbon and nitrogen isotopes in the symbiotic sea anemone Anemonia viridis to investigate dietary shifts (autotrophy/heterotrophy) along a natural p CO 2 gradient at the island of Vulcano, Italy. (nature.com)
  • Reversed circadian rhythms of heart rate variability and morning peak occurrence of sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with implanted cardioverter defibrillator. (medscimonit.com)
  • Intracolonial genetic variability describes the occurrence of more than a single genotype within an individual colony. (datadryad.org)
  • We investigate the occurrence of intracolonial genetic variability in five scleractinian corals: Acropora florida, Acropora hyacinthus, Acropora sarmentosa, Pocillopora species complex and Porites australiensis. (datadryad.org)
  • Distinct genomic variability exists between host-specific members of the genus. (medscape.com)
  • Heart rate variability (HRV) as a marker reflects the activity of autonomic nervous system. (cdc.gov)
  • We evaluated the temporal evolution of ECG-based measures of autonomic function (heart rate variability, HRV) to determine whether they distinguish ES vs. FDS. (bvsalud.org)
  • Our results show that intracolonial genetic variability was common (between 46.6% for A. sarmentosa and 23.8% for P. species complex) in all tested corals. (datadryad.org)
  • Direct calculation of delivered dose in the species of interest potentially affects the magnitude of an uncertainty factor needed to address extrapolation of laboratory animal data to equivalent human exposure scenarios, thereby improving the accuracy of human health risk estimates. (cdc.gov)
  • Having studied appetite in animals over two decades, and transforming the science of nutrition with their findings, Professors David Raubenheimer and Stephen Simpson from the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre and School of Life and Environmental Sciences are leaders in the field of nutritional ecology and obesity. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Animal Learning and Behavior , 23, 164-176. (bvsalud.org)
  • To quantify inter- and intra-observer variability in CT-based measurements of ductal- and gland diameters in CP patients. (springer.com)
  • Substantial intra- and inter-observer variability was observed in pancreatic two-point measurements. (springer.com)
  • Our recent animal studies (chinchilla) have used a 30 Hz, 3-g-rms cage vibration in combination with continuous noise (95-dB, 0.5-kHz octave band) and impact noise (113-, 119-, or 125-dB peak SPL) exposure paradigms. (cdc.gov)
  • The review covered use, exposure, and evidence for carcinogenicity from epidemiology, animal, mechanistic and other relevant studies. (who.int)
  • Vulnerability to the health effects of climate variability in rural southwestern Uganda. (who.int)
  • The study demonstrated convincing associations between variability in subjective mood and objective variability in diurnal physiology. (nature.com)
  • Thus, the resulting MRL may be as much as a hundredfold below levels that have been shown to be nontoxic in laboratory animals. (cdc.gov)
  • The study was designed with a total of 82 germplasm and a national check in RCBD for genetic variability for 11 agronomic traits. (academicjournals.org)
  • It integrates practical study of human and animal bones with discussions of disease, diet, burial context, age and sex. (southampton.ac.uk)
  • For the study of the excretion of 14C-labelled compounds, similarly treated animals were kept in metabolism cages permitting the separate collection of urine and faeces, which were removed at 4 h intervals for a period of 3 days and kept refrigerated until examined. (europa.eu)
  • Although human data are preferred, MRLs often must be based on animal studies because relevant human studies are lacking. (cdc.gov)
  • The clinical hallmark of myasthenia is variability in the symptoms and signs of muscle weakness. (medscape.com)
  • Daily self-reported mood collected using a novel smartphone app reveals increased mood variability in both BD and BPD 10 . (nature.com)
  • Increased mood variability in euthymic BD patients compared to healthy controls has been shown through retrospective questionnaires, indicating BD is not restricted to episodes of depression and mania but is also associated with mood instability between episodes 6 . (nature.com)
  • Heart rate variability (HRV) was assessed both in time, frequential and non-linear domains. (frontiersin.org)
  • Sówka I, Grzelka A, Bezyk Y, Miller U, Wroniszewska A, Merenda B. Intensive animal farming operations - a preliminary analysis of a number of farm animals, ammonia emission values variability and methods of reducing odor emissions and assessing health impact taking into account possible solutions in Poland and Ukraine. (edu.pl)
  • Animal by-products classified as "inedible" and "unfit for human consumption" can still be sold for use in pet food. (dogfoodadvisor.com)
  • The continuous increase in the human population coupled with rising incomes and urbanization necessitates the need to conserve the genetic potential of animals to avoid or lower the consequences of biodiversity loss. (scirp.org)
  • Most insulin preparations are now recombinant human, practically eliminating the once-common allergic reactions to the drug when it was extracted from animal sources. (msdmanuals.com)
  • An international team of scientists has found an innovative, animal-friendly way of studying venom genes. (naturalis.nl)
  • Open Journal of Animal Sciences , 11 , 304-332. (scirp.org)
  • Journal of Animal Research and Nutrition. (usda.gov)
  • Journal of Animal Science. (usda.gov)
  • We also examined criteria and strategies for the conservation of animal genetic resources. (scirp.org)
  • 3 Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, USA . (scirp.org)
  • Pig producers could lose €1.5 per pig if they ignore the potential variability in digestible energy (DE) in wheat-based diets, according to Danisco animal Nutrition. (allaboutfeed.net)
  • This variability can be traced back to two underlying processes: chimerism and mosaicism. (datadryad.org)
  • The article seeks to review the standards (emission and immission) and legal solutions relating to odour-active compounds, as well asanalyse the variability in the number of farmed animals and the emission of ammonia in Poland and Ukraine. (edu.pl)
  • Such passive data streams allow novel estimates of diurnal variability. (nature.com)
  • Data -- More than one genotype: How common is intracolonial genetic variability in scleractinian corals? (datadryad.org)
  • Here, using a longitudinal dataset on the long-lived black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) as a model organism, we test the hypothesis that environmental variability directly affects divorce. (researchgate.net)
  • The analysis indicated the necessity of applying good practices available in reference documents - including those drawn up by environmental agencies - and scientific works, as such practices may significantly contribute to minimising the impact of animal farming facilities on people and the environment. (edu.pl)
  • This suggests that intracolonial genetic variability is widespread in scleractinian corals and could challenge the view of a coral colony as an individual and therefore a unit of selection. (datadryad.org)
  • There was individual variability in the density of neurons as well as in the expression of the calcium-binding protein calretinin. (mcmaster.ca)
  • In recent years, a few colonial marine invertebrates have shown intracolonial genetic variability, a previously unreported phenomenon. (datadryad.org)
  • A very limited number of animal studies have also shown an enhanced hearing loss , but the scope of these studies is limited by a large intersubject variability and a small number of subjects. (cdc.gov)
  • But my research about motherhood in the animal kingdom taught me that maternal instinct is a long-standing myth, created by men, that reduces females to identikit automatons and belittles the complexities of motherhood. (yahoo.com)
  • Consequently, conservation of farm animal breeds had been for several reasons, for example, to retain potentially useful genes and gene combinations such as the Booroola fecundity gene in sheep [10], the exploitation of heterosis, and to overcome selection plateaus, in addition to cultural motivations, research, and food security. (scirp.org)
  • In natural food environments these appetites cooperate to help animals choose a balanced diet . (medicalxpress.com)
  • This high degree of variability was not present in chimpanzee samples. (mcmaster.ca)
  • Also, the high levels of stimulation that were used in some of these animal experiments were not realistic. (cdc.gov)
  • In experiments lasting for more than 24 h the animals were provided with food and water ad lib. (europa.eu)
  • a review of animal experiments. (cdc.gov)
  • In animals killed 8 h after gastric intubation, the gastro-intestinal tract was removed and divided into four parts, namely the stomach, the proximal and distal halves of the small intestine and the caecum together with the colon. (europa.eu)
  • There is a reduced genetic variability due to their small population. (wild-wonders.com)
  • In addition, mood variability measures were able to discriminate between the three subject groups, suggesting mood varies differently across the disorders. (nature.com)
  • 1 Department of Animal Production, College of Food Science and Agriculture King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia . (scirp.org)