Ovulation rate was measured by laparoscopy at two consecutive cycles on 366 ewes 2 yr old and over and 85 yearling ewes of five lines of Targhees from the base base population; 53 yearling linecross ewes were also included. The lines were two unselected controls (HCl and DC), two selected for 21 yr for increased 120-d weight (HW and DH) and one selected for 19 yr for multiple births (T). Ewes w...

The chromokinesin Kid is important in chromosome alignment at the metaphase plate. Here, we report that Kid function is regulated by phosphorylation. We identify Ser427 and Thr463 as M phase-specific phosphorylation sites and Cdc2-cyclin B as a Thr463 kinase. Kid with a Thr463 to alanine mutation fails to be localized on chromosomes and is only detected along spindles, although it retains the a...

To avoid a possible cost to their future survival and/or reproduction, individuals must balance their somatic and reproductive investments. The van Noordwijk and De Jong model of resource investment predicts that investments into reproduction and soma can vary among individuals of a population based on the variation in the total amount of energy that individuals acquire. With principal componen...

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary dry fat inclusion on reproductive performance of Shami goats. Forty-five dry Shami goats (2 4 years of age, 64 kg body weight) were selected and divided randomly into 3 groups of 15 goats each in a completely randomized design. Treatments started 45 days before mating using one of three total mixed rations (TMR): 0, 3, or 5% of dry fat. ...

A Camel Research Station was established in 1990 at the central desert land of Iran named Kavir-e-loot, to evaluate productivity performance of one humped camel. The data consisted of birth weights (BW), three (W3), six (W6), nine (W9) months and yearling (W12) body weight of animals and the pedigree was registered during a period of 14 years since 1991 to 2004. The body weight traits of birth,...

Alpine and Damascus goats were crossbred in a private goat farm established Adana that engaged raising order to develop genotype will give more milk the hot humid climate summer of Çukurova region. In this study, growth characteristics between birth weaning kids compared with kids. The animal material for study consisted 136 head pure 32 as well their fed dams' (average 0.70 litre / day) first ...

As part of a study of the feasibility of re-establishing a free-ranging elk population in southern Illinois, I used simulation modeling to examine population growth relative to variation in carrying capacity, initial release size, calf production, yearling cow recruitment, adult cow survival, maximum growth rate, and the probability of a demographic catastrophe. Sensitivity analysis suggested t...

conclusions cmm in yazd is a low-incidence skin tumor that shows a relatively fixed incidence between 1988 and 2008, higher incidences of cmm were found in sun-exposed areas (especially head and neck areas), with more incidence in men. skin cancers and cmm incidence in iran is lower than western countries, most probably due to geographical zone, genetic factors, skin type, society-related custo...