Reproductive function in the dog is controlled by feedback mechanisms that involve the hypothalamus, the anterior pituitary gland, and the gonads. Surgical gonad removal, a common procedure performed in dogs for the purp ...

These studies were conducted to examine the influence of several variables on the growth hormone binding protein (GHBP) in serum of pigs. Continuous long term porcine somatotropin (pST) injections (daily for 6-7 wk) ...

The objective was to compare the acute-phase response of steers receiving different doses of bovine corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). Fourteen weaned Angus steers (BW = 191 ± 2.1 kg, age = 167 ± 4.7 d) fitted with a ...

To determine whether membrane-related events may be involved in attenuated luteal function after gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) administration, corpora lutea (CL) were removed from 10 beef heifers on day 7 of t ...

In recent years, the general public has recognized the dangers of a high fat diet and are demanding meat with lower fat content. This demand has stimulated research in the growth and regulation of adipocytes. However, ...

We conducted a study to compare the bite-count technique (BC) of estimating forage intake and synthesized diet quality to direct estimates of diet quantity and quality with the use of the rumen evacuation technique (RE). ...

The first goal of this study was to evaluate the roles of different intracellular proteolytic systems in accelerated skeletal muscle protein degradation. Total, myofibrillar and non-myofibrillar proteolysis were determ ...

Data is limited evaluating infrequent supplementation of urea or biuret to ruminants consuming low-quality forage (<6% crude protein). Therefore, a series of experiments were designed to compare the effects of daily (D ...