[HTML][HTML] Effects of dietary branched-chain amino acid supplementation on serum and milk metabolome profiles in dairy cows during early lactation

W Xu, Á Kenéz, S Mann, TR Overton, JJ Wakshlag… - Journal of Dairy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The 3 branched-chain AA (BCAA), Val, Leu, and Ile, are essential AA used by tissues as
substrates for protein synthesis and energy generation. In addition, BCAA are also involved …

[HTML][HTML] Graduate Student Literature Review: Mitochondrial adaptations across lactation and their molecular regulation in dairy cattle

V Favorit, WR Hood, AN Kavazis, AL Skibiel - Journal of Dairy Science, 2021 - Elsevier
As milk production in dairy cattle continues to increase, so do the energetic and nutrient
demands on the dairy cow. Difficulties making the necessary metabolic adjustments for …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma and milk metabolomics revealed changes in amino acid metabolism in Holstein dairy cows under heat stress

E Jorge-Smeding, YH Leung, A Ruiz-González, W Xu… - animal, 2024 - Elsevier
Our understanding of metabolic alterations triggered by heat stress is incomplete, which
limits the designing of nutritional strategies to mitigate negative productive and health …

[HTML][HTML] Mitogenome information in cattle breeding and conservation genetics: Developments and possibilities of the SNP chip

V Brajkovic, D Hršak, L Bradić, K Turkalj, D Novosel… - Livestock science, 2023 - Elsevier
In contrast to nuclear markers routinely used for genomic selection, mitogenome information
has been underutilized for breeding and biodiversity management of cattle populations. Our …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of reproduction success, growth and milk trajectories and response to nutritional challenge in two Alpine goat lines selected on divergent longevity

S Amiri, L Puillet, C Huau, T Fassier, R Rupp… - animal, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate whether the variation in reproduction success, growth, and
milk trajectories is associated with different adaptive strategies in the short term (response to …

Increased plasma and milk short-chain acylcarnitine concentrations reflect systemic LPS response in mid-lactation dairy cows

W Xu, S Grindler, S Dänicke, J Frahm… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) challenge the metabolic integrity of high-yielding dairy cows,
activating the immune system and altering energy metabolism. Fatty acid oxidation, a major …

Insights into the mitochondrial and nuclear genome diversity of two high yielding strains of laying hens

C Heumann-Kiesler, V Sommerfeld, H Iffland… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mitochondria are commonly known as “the powerhouse of the cell”,
influencing the fitness, lifespan and metabolism of eukaryotic organisms. In our study we …

Increased dietary methionine, lysine and histidine supply modulated the heat stress-induced metabolic remodeling of dairy cows

E Jorge-Smeding, A Ruiz-González… - Frontiers in Animal …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Increasing dietary Met, Lys, and His supply without increasing the dietary protein content
was reported to partially alleviate the productive and physiological impact of heat stress …

[HTML][HTML] Alterations of the acylcarnitine profiles in blood serum and in muscle from periparturient cows with normal or elevated body condition

MH Ghaffari, H Sadri, K Schuh, G Dusel, C Prehn… - Journal of dairy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of the current study was to characterize muscle and blood serum acylcarnitine
(AcylCN) profiles and to determine the mRNA abundance of muscle carnitine …

Genetic diversity and intraspecific mitochondrial DNA variations in the Georgian Mountain breed of Bos taurus reveal admixture, introgression and potential parallel vs …

G Basiladze, L Tabatadze, E Gabashvili… - Genetic …, 2024 - genresj.org
This study elucidates the haplotype diversity and mechanisms of evolutionary divergence for
a broad population of the Georgian Mountain breed (GMB) of Bos taurus, using the …