Browsing Faculty Works, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences by Title
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Activity Dependent Protein Degradation Is Critical for the Formation and Stability of Fear Memory in the Amygdala
(PLOS, 2011-09)Protein degradation through the ubiquitin-proteasome system [UPS] plays a critical role in some forms of synaptic plasticity. However, its role in memory formation in the amygdala, a site critical for the formation of fear ... -
Acute heat stress activated inflammatory signaling in porcine oxidative skeletal muscle
(2017-08)Despite well-studied clinical manifestations, intracellular mechanisms of prolonged hyperthermic injury remain unclear, especially in skeletal muscle. Given muscle's large potential to impact systemic inflammation and ... -
Additional Molecular Evidence that The Royal Palm is Probably a Turkey Breed
(2019-07-09)In earlier investigations, we reported the uniqueness of Royal Palm from other commonly raise heritage turkeys. Here, we provide evidence from screening using primers specific for the Melanocortin 1 (MC1R) Receptor gene ... -
Advancing livestock genomics education and research in developing countries using strategies from the Virginia Tech PREP and IMSD training programs
(2019-07-11)Our unique and impactful research and education program plan includes distinct activities that target three overlapping phases of each trainee’s tenure, which we define as the “moving in,” “moving through,” and “moving ... -
Ag Commodities - VCE Showcasing Scholarship Poster
(2017-02-22)Youth are our future. Agriculture is our lifeline. Extension merges these two vital topics together through the 4-H Agriculture Commodities Tour, bringing awareness of the necessity for both to meet on an intimate real-life, ... -
Altered phosphorylation, electrophysiology, and behavior on attenuation of PDE4B action in hippocampus
(BMC, 2017)Background: PDE4 cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases regulate 3′, 5′ cAMP abundance in the CNS and thereby regulate PKA activity and phosphorylation of CREB, which has been implicated in learning and memory, depression ... -
Association of Polymorphisms in the Period3 (turPer3) Gene with Growth and Reproductive Traits in Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Background and objective: Biological clock controls behavioral, physiological and biochemical circadian rhythms of animals. Circadian clock genes including period3 are involved in the circadian clock mechanism. The present ... -
Beef Cattle Breeds and Biological Types
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2005-09-01)There are more than 250 breeds of beef cattle. The breed, or combination of breeds, used in a defined breeding program have a significant impact on the efficiency and profitability of the beef enterprise. -
Behavioral and Electrophysiological Characterization of Dyt1 Heterozygous Knockout Mice
(PLOS, 2015-03-23)DYT1 dystonia is an inherited movement disorder caused by mutations in DYT1 (TOR1A), which codes for torsinA. Most of the patients have a trinucleotide deletion (ΔGAG) corresponding to a glutamic acid in the C-terminal ... -
Biallelic modification of IL2RG leads to severe combined immunodeficiency in pigs
(2016-11-03)Background: Pigs with SCID can be a useful model in regenerative medicine, xenotransplantation, and cancer cell transplantation studies. Utilizing genome editing technologies such as CRISPR/Cas9 system allows us to generate ... -
Body Weight Selection Affects Quantitative Genetic Correlated Responses in Gut Microbiota
(PLOS, 2014-03-07)The abundance of gut microbiota can be viewed as a quantitative trait, which is affected by the genetics and environment of the host. To quantify the effects of host genetics, we calculated the heritability of abundance ... -
Can Dogs Learn Concepts the Same Way We Do? Concept Formation in a German Shepherd
(International Society For Comparative Psychology, 2017-01-01)Growing evidence shows that dogs can complete complex behavioral tasks, such as learning labels for hundreds of objects, readily learning the name of a novel object, and responding differentially to objects by category ... -
Cattle Identification: Freeze Branding
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2005-09-01)Freeze branding offers a permanent form of individual animal identification that is easy to read at a great distance, causes minimal damage to the hide, and is less painful than hot branding. -
Central administration of dipeptides, beta-alanyl-BCAAs, induces hyperactivity in chicks
(2007-05-31)Background Carnosine (β-alanyl-L-histidine) is a putative neurotransmitter and has a possible role in neuron-glia cell interactions. Previously, we reported that carnosine induced hyperactivity in chicks when intracerebr ... -
Characterization of Expressed Sequence Tags From a Gallus gallus Pineal Gland cDNA Library
(Hindawi, 2005-01-01)The pineal gland is the circadian oscillator in the chicken, regulating diversefunctions ranging from egg laying to feeding. Here, we describe the isolation andcharacterization of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) isolated ... -
Cloverbuds in Equine 4-H Programs
(2016-01-16)Presentation about how to engage and retain cloverbud members in an equine 4-H program -
Combination of probiotics and coccidiosis vaccine enhances protection against an Eimeria challenge
(BMC, 2016-11-08)Abstract Coccidiosis is endemic in the commercial broiler industry capable of inflicting devastating economic losses to poultry operations. Vaccines are relatively effective in controlling the disease; their ...
