Heat as a stressor of poultry has been studied extensively for many decades; it affects poultry production on a worldwide basis and has significant impact on we
A conventional diet based on corn and soybean meal fed to pigs is usually provided in a mash form and in most cases, processing other than grinding and mixing i
Immune system activation begins a host of physiological responses.Infectious agents are recognized by monocytes and macrophages which in turn stimulate cytokine
Establishment of embryonic stem cell(ESC) lines has been successful in mouse and human, but not in farm animals. Development of direct reprogramming technology
In the past two decades, an intensive amount of research has been focused on the development of alternatives to antibiotics to maintain swine health and perform
Feed efficiency represents the cumulative efficiency with which the pig utilizes dietary nutrients for maintenance,lean gain and lipid accretion.It is closely l
Epigenetics provides a molecular mechanism of inheritance that is not solely dependent on DNA sequence and that can account for non-Mendelian inheritance patter