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The physical and biochemical effects of pre-rigor high pressure processing of beef
(Elsevier, 2018-09-01)
High pressure processing (HPP) of pre-rigor longissimus thoracis (strip loin) from prime and bull animals substantially decreased the shear force and improved consumer eating attributes of the final meat product. The ...
Variation in the FABP4 gene affects carcass and growth traits in sheep
(Elsevier on behalf of the American Meat Science Association, 2018-11)
Fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4) participates in fatty-acid transportation and variation in the gene has been reported to affect fat deposition in mammals. To assess the effects of variation in FABP4 on carcass and ...
Association between variation in faecal egg count for a natural mixed field-challenge of nematode parasites and TLR4 variation
(Elsevier B.V. on behalf of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists (AAVP), European Veterinary Parasitology College (EVPC), and the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP), 2016-03-15)
Research has shown that Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is important in immune responses to some helminth parasites. In sheep, variation in the PAMP region of TLR4 may result in structurally and thus functionally different ...
Application of molecular epidemiology to understanding campylobacteriosis in the Canterbury region of New Zealand
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-06)
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis genotypes of Campylobacter isolates from 603 human patients were compared with 485 isolates from retail offal (primarily chicken and lamb) to identify temporal clusters and possible sources ...
Exploiting interspecific olfactory communication to monitor predators
(Ecological Society of America, 2017-03)
Olfaction is the primary sense of many mammals and subordinate predators use this sense to detect dominant species, thereby reducing the risk of an encounter and facilitating coexistence. Chemical signals can act as ...
Effect of variation in ovine WFIKKN₂ on growth traits appears to be gender-dependent
(Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature., 2015-07-22)
WFIKKN₂ may play a role in the regulation of muscle growth and development, but to date there have been no reports on the effect of variation in WFIKKN₂ on growth and carcass traits in livestock. In this study, the effect ...
De novo transcriptome assembly and annotation of liver and brain tissues of common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in New Zealand: Transcriptome diversity after decades of population control
(MDPI, 2020-04-01)
The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), introduced from Australia in the mid-nineteenth century, is an invasive species in New Zealand where it is widespread and forms the largest self-sustained reservoir of ...
Geometric morphometrics and molecular systematics of Xanthocnemis sobrina (McLachlan, 1873) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) and comparison to its congeners
(Magnolia Press, 2016-02-09)
The taxonomy of the damselfly genus Xanthocnemis is revised, with particular focus on populations inhabiting the North Island of New Zealand. Earlier studies revealed two species: X. sobrina, restricted to cool, shaded ...
Variation in the ovine MYF5 gene and its effect on carcass lean meat yield in New Zealand Romney sheep
(Elsevier on behalf of American Meat Science Association, 2017-09)
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Myogenic factor 5 (MYF5) plays an important role in regulating skeletal muscle, but to date there have been no reports on whether the gene is variable and whether this variation is associated with meat ...