Mechanisms of protein balance in skeletal muscle

TG Anthony - Domestic animal endocrinology, 2016 - Elsevier
Increased global demand for adequate protein nutrition against a backdrop of climate
change and concern for animal agriculture sustainability necessitates new and more …

Comparative analysis of muscle transcriptome between pig genotypes identifies genes and regulatory mechanisms associated to growth, fatness and metabolism

M Ayuso, A Fernandez, Y Nunez, R Benitez, B Isabel… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Iberian ham production includes both purebred (IB) and Duroc-crossbred (IBxDU) Iberian
pigs, which show important differences in meat quality and production traits, such as muscle …

Intestinal microbiota could transfer host Gut characteristics from pigs to mice

H Diao, HL Yan, Y **ao, B Yu, J Yu, J He, P Zheng… - BMC microbiology, 2016 - Springer
Background The present study was conducted to compare the differences in gut microbiota
composition and gut-phenotypes among pig breeds, and determine whether these …

Developmental stage, muscle and genetic type modify muscle transcriptome in pigs: effects on gene expression and regulatory factors involved in growth and …

M Ayuso, A Fernandez, Y Nunez, R Benitez, B Isabel… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Iberian pig production includes purebred (IB) and Duroc-crossbred (IBxDU) pigs, which
show important differences in growth, fattening and tissue composition. This experiment was …

Turnover of stable carbon isotopes in the muscle, liver, and breath CO2 of alpacas (Lama pacos)

M Sponheimer, TF Robinson, TE Cerling… - … Journal Devoted to …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Stable carbon isotope analysis of animal liver and muscle has become a widespread tool for
investigating dietary ecology. Nonetheless, stable carbon isotope turnover of these tissues …

Longissimus dorsi transcriptome analysis of purebred and crossbred Iberian pigs differing in muscle characteristics

C Óvilo, R Benítez, A Fernández, Y Núñez, M Ayuso… - BMC genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background The two main genetic types in Iberian pig production show important
phenotypic differences in growth, fattening and tissue composition since early …

Serum profile of metabolites and hormones in obese (Iberian) and lean (Landrace) growing gilts fed balanced or lysine deficient diets

I Fernández-Fígares, M Lachica, R Nieto… - Livestock Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Serum hormones and metabolites of lean and obese gilts were determined. Fifteen Iberian
and fifteen Landrace gilts, of approximately 20 kg body weight, were fed isoenergetic (13.6 …

Effects of the Fusarium toxin deoxynivalenol on tissue protein synthesis in pigs

S Dänicke, T Goyarts, S Döll, N Grove, M Spolders… - Toxicology letters, 2006 - Elsevier
The Fusarium toxin deoxynivalenol is known to be a potent protein synthesis inhibitor
according to research in different in vitro and in vivo systems. However, the significance of …

Response analysis of the Iberian pig growing from birth to 150 kg body weight to changes in protein and energy supply

R Nieto, L Lara, R Barea… - Journal of Animal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT A total of 251 growing-finishing Iberian (IB) pigs, 32 of which were suckling
piglets, were used in 5 separate sets of trials. The comparative slaughter procedure was …

Effects of the dietary protein content and the feeding level on protein and energy metabolism in Iberian pigs growing from 50 to 100 kg body weight

R Barea, R Nieto, JF Aguilera - Animal, 2007 - cambridge.org
Nutritional requirements of the Iberian pig, a slow-growing, obese porcine breed, are not
well defined and seem to differ from those of conventional or high-performing pigs. The …