The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of administering VIUSID vet powder on the productive behaviour of sows and the quality of semen of boars. Two experiments were conducted on farms in the provin...The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of administering VIUSID vet powder on the productive behaviour of sows and the quality of semen of boars. Two experiments were conducted on farms in the province of Sancti Spiritus, in the central region of Cuba. One was with sows, starting 21 days before parturition until weaning, and another was with boars in directed mounting. Each sow received 10 grams of VIUSID vet powder everyday, mixed with food, from 21 days before the probable date of farrowing and until weaning （33-day lactation period）. In the boars, the treatment consisted of administering 10 grams of VIUSID vet powder with feed, once a day for 6 weeks （week 1 to 6）; from week 7 onwards, the supplement was suspended. Results showed that, supplying VIUSID vet powder significantly improved the principal post-partum productivity indicators and significantly reduced diarrhoea and administration to boars in production for 6 weeks, which has improved spermatic motility and does not affect the other variables representative of the quality of the semen.展开更多
The association of the porcine Pitx2c gene with meat quality traits was investigated in the present study. A total of eight single nucleotide polymorphisms （SNPs） were found. Allele frequencies of four SNPs were fur...The association of the porcine Pitx2c gene with meat quality traits was investigated in the present study. A total of eight single nucleotide polymorphisms （SNPs） were found. Allele frequencies of four SNPs were further detected in four commercial breeds and eight Chinese indigenous breeds. Single SNP and meat quality associations were analyzed in a YorkshirexMeishan F2 population. The SNPs c.474C〉T （P〈0.01） and c.636C〉T （P〈0.05） showed a significant association with meat color （MCV1）. The SNPs c,＊37G〉A and c.＊47G〉A were significantly associated with drip loss rate （DLR）, water holding capacity （WHC） and meat color value （MCV1） consistently （P〈0.05）. Linkage disequilibrium （LD） analysis revealed that the adjacent SNPs were in LD. Two major haplotypes were identified, and association analysis between haplotype combinations and meat quality indicated that the presence of two copies of haplotype 1 -CCGG- may improve meat quality.展开更多
文摘The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of administering VIUSID vet powder on the productive behaviour of sows and the quality of semen of boars. Two experiments were conducted on farms in the province of Sancti Spiritus, in the central region of Cuba. One was with sows, starting 21 days before parturition until weaning, and another was with boars in directed mounting. Each sow received 10 grams of VIUSID vet powder everyday, mixed with food, from 21 days before the probable date of farrowing and until weaning （33-day lactation period）. In the boars, the treatment consisted of administering 10 grams of VIUSID vet powder with feed, once a day for 6 weeks （week 1 to 6）; from week 7 onwards, the supplement was suspended. Results showed that, supplying VIUSID vet powder significantly improved the principal post-partum productivity indicators and significantly reduced diarrhoea and administration to boars in production for 6 weeks, which has improved spermatic motility and does not affect the other variables representative of the quality of the semen.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No.2006CB102102)National High Technology Research and Development Program (Grant No.2006AA10Z1D6)+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.30800782)New Teacher Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No.20070504064)
文摘The association of the porcine Pitx2c gene with meat quality traits was investigated in the present study. A total of eight single nucleotide polymorphisms （SNPs） were found. Allele frequencies of four SNPs were further detected in four commercial breeds and eight Chinese indigenous breeds. Single SNP and meat quality associations were analyzed in a YorkshirexMeishan F2 population. The SNPs c.474C〉T （P〈0.01） and c.636C〉T （P〈0.05） showed a significant association with meat color （MCV1）. The SNPs c,＊37G〉A and c.＊47G〉A were significantly associated with drip loss rate （DLR）, water holding capacity （WHC） and meat color value （MCV1） consistently （P〈0.05）. Linkage disequilibrium （LD） analysis revealed that the adjacent SNPs were in LD. Two major haplotypes were identified, and association analysis between haplotype combinations and meat quality indicated that the presence of two copies of haplotype 1 -CCGG- may improve meat quality.
