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Díaz Ruiz E, Delgado Bermejo JV, González Ariza A, León Jurado JM, Arando Arbulu A, Navas González FJ. Effects of meteorology and lunar cycle on the post-thawing quality of avian sperm. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1394004. [PMID: 38818498 PMCID: PMC11137667 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1394004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Introduction Various climatological and lunar cycle parameters have a direct impact on animal reproduction, and in the case of the avian species, spermatozoa are extremely sensitive to heat stress. These parameters could influence sperm freezability, which will ultimately affect post-thawing semen quality, being sperm motility in roosters a relevant indicator of this quality as it is highly related to fertility. Therefore, the objective of the present study is to determine which are the climatological and lunar cycle parameters that have a greater effect on sperm freezability in roosters. Methods Sperm was obtained from 16 Utrerana breed roosters and a total of 27 replicates were performed. A pool was made with those ejaculates that met the minimum quality criteria for each replicate, and four freezing-thawing samples per replicate were analyzed. The straws were thawed, and sperm motility was evaluated, classifying the results obtained into four seminal quality groups according to the guidelines of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Group 1: Good, Group 2: Satisfactory, Group 3: Acceptable but undesirable and Group 4: Unsatisfactory). The following traits were recorded for each day of semen collection: maximum temperature, minimum temperature, maximum barometric pressure, minimum barometric pressure, maximum gust, wind direction, mean wind speed, sunshine hours, rainfall, moon phase, and percentage of illuminated lunar surface over the total area. Results A discriminant canonical analysis was performed to determine which of these parameters offered the most information when classifying an ejaculate in each quality group, with minimum temperature, the new moon as moon phase, minimum barometric pressure, and rainfall being the most significant variables. Discussion According to the results obtained, semen quality decreases when temperature and precipitation are lower, pressure is higher, and when there is a new moon phase. Therefore, these environmental conditions should be avoided for sperm collection and processing.
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- Esther Díaz Ruiz
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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Díaz Ruiz E, González Ariza A, León Jurado JM, Arando Arbulu A, Fernández-Bolaños Guzmán J, Bermúdez Oria A, Delgado Bermejo JV, Navas González FJ. Evaluation of the effect of the addition of an olive oil-derived antioxidant (Pectoliv-80A) in the extender for cryopreservation of rooster sperm through the use of a discriminant statistical tool. Poult Sci 2024; 103:103630. [PMID: 38513548 PMCID: PMC10973192 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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During the poultry sperm cryopreservation process, an excess of reactive oxygen species is generated resulting in oxidative stress which harms the quality of avian spermatozoa. To counteract this effect, the addition of exogenous antioxidants, such as Pectoliv-80A (a by-product of olive oil), to the cryopreservation diluent is interesting. For this purpose, 16 roosters belonging to the Utrerana avian breed were used. Six semen pools (from the 6 different replicates) were divided into 4 aliquots corresponding to different concentrations of Pectoliv-80A that were tested (0, 300, 400, and 500 μg/mL), and the cryopreservation process was carried out. To evaluate post-thawing semen quality, different parameters such as motility, membrane functionality, reactive oxygen species production, lipid peroxidation, and acrosome integrity were studied. A discriminant canonical analysis was used to determine both the differences between the Pectoliv-80A concentration groups and the discriminant power of the aforementioned parameter used for semen evaluation. Total motility and membrane functionality were reported to be the most discriminant variables for differentiating the different antioxidant enrichment groups and concluded that concentrations of 300 μg/mL showed the most desirable quality of post-thawing semen. The present study could lead to the optimization of both cryopreservation and quality evaluation techniques of the sperm of rooster species, that support the conservation program of endangered local breeds.
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- Esther Díaz Ruiz
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, 14071, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, 14071, Spain
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- Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, (CSIC), Sevilla, 41013, Spain
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Salgado Pardo JI, González Ariza A, Navas González FJ, León Jurado JM, Díaz Ruiz E, Delgado Bermejo JV, Camacho Vallejo ME. Discriminant canonical analysis as a tool for genotype traceability testing based on turkey meat and carcass traits. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1326519. [PMID: 38425837 PMCID: PMC10902079 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1326519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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The present study aims to develop a statistical tool for turkey breed traceability testing based on meat and carcass quality characteristics. To this end, a comprehensive meta-analysis was performed, collecting data from a total of 75 studies approaching meat and carcass attributes of 37 turkey strains and landraces since the late 1960s. A total of 22 meat and carcass traits were considered variables, grouped in the following clusters: carcass dressing traits, muscle fiber properties, pH, colorimetry, water-capacity traits, texture-related attributes, and nutritional composition of the meat. Once the multicollinearity analysis allowed the deletion of redundant variables, cold carcass weight, slaughter weight, muscle fiber diameter, sex-female, carcass/piece weight, meat redness, ashes, pH24, meat lightness, moisture, fat, and water-holding capacity showed explanatory properties in the discriminating analysis (p < 0.05). In addition, strong positive and negative correlations were found among those variables studied. Carcass traits were positively associated, particularly slaughter weight and cold carcass weight (+0.561). Among meat physical traits, pH showed positive correlations with drip loss (+0.490) and pH24 (+0.327), and water-holding capacity was positively associated with cholesterol (+0.434) and negatively associated with collagen (-0.398). According to nutritional traits, fat and ash showed a strong correlation (+0.595), and both were negatively associated with moisture (-0.375 and -0.498, respectively). Strong negative correlations were found as well between meat protein and fat (-0.460) and between collagen and cholesterol (-0.654). Finally, the Mahalanobis distance suggested a clustering pattern based on meat and carcass characteristics that report information about interbreeding and variety proximity. This study establishes a departure point in the development of a tool for breed traceability guaranteeing aimed at enhancing distinguished, local breed-based turkey meat.
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Agropecuary Provincial Centre, Diputación Provincial de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Agriculture and Ecological Husbandry, Area of Agriculture and Environment, Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA), Alameda del Obispo, Córdoba, Spain
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Dinesh K, Sankhyan V, Thakur D, Katoch S, Sharma A. Evaluation of morphological traits using multivariate techniques in Kotdhar goat native to Shivalik hill region of Himachal Pradesh. Trop Anim Health Prod 2024; 56:64. [PMID: 38296882 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-024-03905-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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The objective of this study was to analyze the diverse morphological attributes of Kotdhar goat native to Shivalik hill region of Himachal Pradesh. A total number of 180 goats, comprising 150 females and 30 males aged between 1 and 3 years, were randomly selected to estimate15 distinct morphological traits and ten body indices. Mean values of 17.66 cm, 11.68 cm, 8.73 cm, 71.94 cm, 69.83 cm, 74.48 cm, 38.10 cm, 73.38 cm, 20.55 cm, 16.48 cm, 14.89 cm, 13.57 cm, 19.20 cm, 7.71 cm and 26.12 kg were estimated for head length, head width, face length, body length, wither height, heart girth, chest depth, rump height, rump length, rump width, haunch width, bicoastal width, shoulder width, cannon bone and body weight respectively. In addition, morphological indices viz. body index, length index, body ratio, thoracic development, pelvic index, longitudinal pelvic index, transverse pelvic index, proportionality index, dactyl thorax index and relative depth of thorax were estimated from morphological traits. Results of morphological indices indicated that Kotdhar goat are medium bodied, longilinear, tall animals and well-suited for meat production. Phenotypic correlation among most of traits was positive and significant. Among all correlations, correlation between head length and head width was found lowest (- 0.270), while the correlation between heart girth and chest depth was observed highest (0.861). Canonical discriminant function analysis showed that there was no considerable level of intermixing for morphological traits in Kotdhar goat. Employing principal component analysis with varimax rotation, three principal components were observed, accounting for 68.47% of the total variation. First principal component (PC1) encapsulated the highest proportion of variance (44.39), revealing the high loadings on head length (0.777), body length (0.747), wither height (0.782), heart girth (0.785), chest depth (0.706), rump height (0.762), haunch width (0.734) and bicoastal width (0.793). Hence, it is possible to utilize these eight variables out of the 15 morphological traits for the characterization of the Kotdhar goat.
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- Krishanender Dinesh
- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, DGCNCOVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur, 176062, HP, India.
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, DGCNCOVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur, 176062, HP, India
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- Department of Veterinary Animal Husbandry Extension Education, DGCNCOVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur, HP, India
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- Department of Animal Nutrition, DGCNCOVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur, HP, India
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- Department of Animal Husbandry, District Lahaul-Spiti, Palampur, HP, India
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Salgado Pardo JI, Navas González FJ, González Ariza A, León Jurado JM, Galán Luque I, Delgado Bermejo JV, Camacho Vallejo ME. Study of Meat and Carcass Quality-Related Traits in Turkey Populations through Discriminant Canonical Analysis. Foods 2023; 12:3828. [PMID: 37893720 PMCID: PMC10606380 DOI: 10.3390/foods12203828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The present research aimed to determine the main differences in meat and carcass quality traits among turkey genotypes worldwide and describe the clustering patterns through the use of a discriminant canonical analysis (DCA). To achieve this goal, a comprehensive meta-analysis of 75 documents discussing carcass and meat characteristics in the turkey species was performed. Meat and carcass attributes of nine different turkey populations were collected and grouped in terms of the following clusters: carcass dressing traits, muscle fiber properties, pH, color-related traits, water-retaining characteristics, texture-related traits, and meat chemical composition. The Bayesian ANOVA analysis reported that the majority of variables statistically differed (p < 0.05), and the multicollinearity analysis revealed the absence of redundancy problems among variables (VIF < 5). The DCA reported that cold carcass weight, slaughter weight, sex-male, carcass/piece weight, and the protein and fat composition of meat were the traits explaining variability among different turkey genotypes (Wilks' lambda: 0.488, 0.590, 0.905, 0.906, 0.937, and 0.944, respectively). The combination of traits in the first three dimensions explained 94.93% variability among groups. Mahalanobis distances cladogram-grouped populations following a cluster pattern and suggest its applicability as indicative of a turkey genotype's traceability.
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- José Ignacio Salgado Pardo
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain; (J.I.S.P.); (F.J.N.G.); (I.G.L.); (J.V.D.B.)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain; (J.I.S.P.); (F.J.N.G.); (I.G.L.); (J.V.D.B.)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain; (J.I.S.P.); (F.J.N.G.); (I.G.L.); (J.V.D.B.)
- Agropecuary Provincial Centre, Diputación Provincial de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain;
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain; (J.I.S.P.); (F.J.N.G.); (I.G.L.); (J.V.D.B.)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain; (J.I.S.P.); (F.J.N.G.); (I.G.L.); (J.V.D.B.)
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Díaz Ruiz E, González Ariza A, León Jurado JM, Arando Arbulu A, Bermúdez Oria A, Fernández Prior Á, Delgado Bermejo JV, Navas González FJ. Discriminant Analysis and Data Mining CHAID Decision Tree as Tools to Evaluate the Buffering Effect of Hydroxytyrosol on Reactive Oxygen Species in Rooster Sperm Cryopreservation. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3079. [PMID: 37835685 PMCID: PMC10571762 DOI: 10.3390/ani13193079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Sperm cryopreservation is effective in safeguarding genetic biodiversity in avian species. However, during this process, spermatozoa are very susceptible to plasma membrane peroxidation in the presence of high concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS). To mitigate this effect, the addition of exogenous antioxidants, such as hydroxytyrosol (3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol; HT), an antioxidant derived from olive oil, to the cryopreservation sperm diluent, could be useful. To verify this, a cryopreservation diluent was supplemented with different concentrations (0 μg/mL, 50 μg/mL, 100 μg/mL, and 150 μg/mL) of HT. For this, semen was collected in 10 replicates from 16 roosters of the Utrerana avian breed, and a pool was prepared with the optimum quality ejaculates in each replicate. After cryopreservation, spermatozoa were thawed and different in vitro semen quality parameters were evaluated. A discriminant canonical analysis (DCA) was carried out and revealed that total motility (TM; Lambda = 0.301, F = 26,173), hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOST; Lambda = 0.338, F = 22,065), and amplitude of lateral head displacement (ALH, Lambda = 0.442; F = 14,180) were the variables with the highest discriminant power. Finally, a chi-squared automatic interaction detection (CHAID) decision tree (DT) was performed excluding fresh semen samples and ROS was found to be the most valuable variable to discriminate between the different established freezing groups. Samples in the absence of HT or with low concentrations of this antioxidant showed less desirable ROS values in cryopreserved rooster semen. The present study could lead to the improvement of cryopreservation techniques for the genetic material of local poultry breeds and optimize the conservation programs of endangered native avian breeds.
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- Esther Díaz Ruiz
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain; (E.D.R.); (A.A.A.); (J.V.D.B.); (F.J.N.G.)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain; (E.D.R.); (A.A.A.); (J.V.D.B.); (F.J.N.G.)
- Agropecuary Provincial Centre, Diputación Provincial de Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain;
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain; (E.D.R.); (A.A.A.); (J.V.D.B.); (F.J.N.G.)
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- Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 41013 Sevilla, Spain; (A.B.O.); (Á.F.P.)
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- Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 41013 Sevilla, Spain; (A.B.O.); (Á.F.P.)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain; (E.D.R.); (A.A.A.); (J.V.D.B.); (F.J.N.G.)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain; (E.D.R.); (A.A.A.); (J.V.D.B.); (F.J.N.G.)
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Plata-Casado A, García-Romero C, González-Redondo P. Origin, Selection and Current Status of the Utrerana Chicken Breed: A Review. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:2982. [PMID: 37760382 PMCID: PMC10525454 DOI: 10.3390/ani13182982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The conservation of threatened local livestock genetic resources involves characterising them to implement conservation strategies. The Utrerana is a Mediterranean-type chicken breed, included in the Official Catalogue of Livestock Breeds of Spain and in the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System (DAD-IS) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), native to south Spain created in 1926 by a farmer from Utrera (Seville province). It was selected for laying performance and with four plumage varieties (White, Black, Black-barred and Partridge), reaching average yields of 180 eggs per hen per year. It was widely used in commercial farming in the second quarter of the 20th century, being subsequently displaced in the second half of the 20th century by the spreading of the improved foreign breeds and lines. The Utrerana breed was reared from then on for its aesthetic values and in backyard systems, being endangered with a vulnerable local risk status (1822 birds in 2022 with an increasing trend) and having worsened its laying performance as selection for productivity ceased. The breed has received little attention from the research community. Therefore, this work aims to review the literature on the origin, selection, genetic and productive characterisation and status of the populations of the breed, as well as the conservation strategies. The Utrerana chicken is a polymorphic breed showing high genetic diversity, sexual dimorphism and morpho-functional differences among varieties. Currently, Utrerana hens start laying at 6 months of age, and a hen lays 94-121 high quality eggs (59-64 g) per year, showing seasonality. It is a slow-growing breed with mature weights of 2.4-2.6 kg for roosters and 1.9-2.0 g for hens. The Utrerana chicken breed is rustic and adapted to alternative farming systems. This review has identified research gaps to be filled, such as characterising the carcass and meat quality of the Utrerana chicken, and evidences the need to make efforts to promote the breed and expand its populations.
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- Antonio Plata-Casado
- Consultancy in Organic Agriculture and Holistic Management, 41710 Utrera, Spain;
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- Departamento de Agronomía, Universidad de Sevilla, Carretera de Utrera Km 1, 41013 Seville, Spain
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Okoro VMO, Chikereuba U, Iheanacho G, Ogundu A, Chukwuocha C, Chikaodinaka F, Ifediba C, Kadurumba OE, Ogundu U, Iloeje M. West African Dwarf goat populations of tropical rainforest zone: application of multivariate analysis tools on their characterization using morpho-biometric traits. Trop Anim Health Prod 2023; 55:222. [PMID: 37221420 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-023-03641-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This research was carried out to characterize the West African Dwarf (WAD) goats using multivariate approach based on their morpho-biometric traits in the tropical rainforest zone of Nigeria. Data on four physical qualitative traits, six morphology indicators, and nine morphological characters were generated from 279 goats. Descriptive statistics, non-parametric analysis and one-way approach of ANOVA with post hoc tests, discriminant analysis (canonical), principal component analysis (categorical), and regression tree analysis were employed to discern the effects of location and sex on the parameters, as well as characterize the goats. The frequencies of the qualitative traits show black coat color predominated (60.2%) over other coat colors, plain color predominated (75.3%) over other color patterns, straight horns (38.1%) predominate over other horn shape, and beard presence (66.7%) predominated over non-beard presence among the goats in terms of locations and sexes. Location and age were significantly affected on the biometric characters (p<0.05 and p<0.001) with goats from Enugu having higher values than other states, while only head length (HL) was affected significantly by sex (p< 0.05). The morphological indicators were not significantly affected by location and sex (p>0.05 and p>0.001), while age was significant. The discriminant analysis revealed a sparse, non-intermingling populations for the physical traits, biometric characters, and body indices implying they are different distinct populations from each other. Generally, the goat populations could be characterized using heart girth (HG), rump height (RH), and body weight (BW) due to the principal components, while the CHAID and Exhaustive CHAID algorithm analysis revealed BW and HL as the genetic classifiers of the WAD goats, both in terms of locations. Basically, the goats from the 3 locations appeared to be more homogeneous in nature, implying that a deployment of specific complimentary genomics work targeted at future selection and breeding programs to improve their productivity in the tropical rainforest of Nigeria is necessary.
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- Victor Mela Obinna Okoro
- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
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Fan HP, Zhou Y, Zhou Y, Jin J, Hu TY. Association between short-term systemic use of glucocorticoids and prognosis of cardiogenic shock: a retrospective analysis. BMC Anesthesiol 2023; 23:169. [PMID: 37202727 PMCID: PMC10193317 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-023-02131-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the prescription rate of short-term systemic use of glucocorticoids during hospitalization in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS), and outcomes related with glucocorticoid use. METHODS We extracted patients' information from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV version 2.0 (MIMIC-IV v2.0) database. The primary endpoint was 90-day all-cause mortality. Secondary safety endpoints were infection identified by bacterial culture and at least one episode of hyperglycemia after ICU admission. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to balance baseline characteristics. The difference in cumulative mortality rate between these treated with and without glucocorticoids was assessed by Kaplan-Meier curve with log-rank test. Independent risk factors for endpoints were identified by Cox or Logistic regression analysis. RESULTS A total of 1528 patients were enrolled, and one-sixth of these patients received short-term systemic therapy of glucocorticoids during hospitalization. These conditions, including rapid heart rate, the presence of rheumatic disease, chronic pulmonary disease and septic shock, high lactate level, the requirements of mechanical ventilation and continuous renal replacement therapy, were associated with an increase in glucocorticoid administration (all P ≤ 0.024). During a follow-up of 90 days, the cumulative mortality rate in patients treated with glucocorticoids was significantly higher than that in these untreated with glucocorticoids (log-rank test, P < 0.001). Multivariable Cox regression analysis showed that glucocorticoid use (hazard ratio 1.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.22-1.81; P < 0.001) was independently associated with an increased risk for 90-day all-cause mortality. This result was consistent irrespective of age, gender, the presence of myocardial infarction, acute decompensated heart failure and septic shock, and inotrope therapy, but was more evident in low-risk patients as assessed by ICU scoring systems. Additionally, multivariable Logistic regression analysis showed that glucocorticoid exposure was an independent predictor of hyperglycemia (odds ratio 2.14, 95% CI 1.48-3.10; P < 0.001), but not infection (odds ratio 1.23, 95% CI 0.88-1.73; P = 0.221). After PSM, glucocorticoid therapy was also significantly related with increased risks of 90-day mortality and hyperglycemia. CONCLUSIONS Real-world data showed that short-term systemic use of glucocorticoids was common in CS patients. Importantly, these prescriptions were associated with increased risks of adverse events.
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- Hua-Ping Fan
- Department of Cardiology, 63650 Military Hospital, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 841700, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First People's Hospital of Ziyang, Sichuan, 641300, China
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- Department of Cardiology, 63650 Military Hospital, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 841700, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Precision Medicine Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 74 Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400010, China.
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Data Mining as a Tool to Infer Chicken Carcass and Meat Cut Quality from Autochthonous Genotypes. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12192702. [PMID: 36230442 PMCID: PMC9559234 DOI: 10.3390/ani12192702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The present research aims to develop a carcass quality characterization methodology for minority chicken populations. The clustering patterns described across local chicken genotypes by the meat cuts from the carcass were evaluated via a comprehensive meta-analysis of ninety-one research documents published over the last 20 years. These documents characterized the meat quality of native chicken breeds. After the evaluation of their contents, thirty-nine variables were identified. Variables were sorted into eight clusters as follows; weight-related traits, water-holding capacity, colour-related traits, histological properties, texture-related traits, pH, content of flavour-related nucleotides, and gross nutrients. Multicollinearity analyses (VIF ≤ 5) were run to discard redundancies. Chicken sex, firmness, chewiness, L* meat 72 h post-mortem, a* meat 72 h post-mortem, b* meat 72 h post-mortem, and pH 72 h post-mortem were deemed redundant and discarded from the study. Data-mining chi-squared automatic interaction detection (CHAID)-based algorithms were used to develop a decision-tree-validated tool. Certain variables such as carcass/cut weight, pH, carcass yield, slaughter age, protein, cold weight, and L* meat reported a high explanatory potential. These outcomes act as a reference guide to be followed when designing studies of carcass quality-related traits in local native breeds and market commercialization strategies.
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Yakubu A, Jegede P, Wheto M, Shoyombo AJ, Adebambo AO, Popoola MA, Osaiyuwu OH, Olafadehan OA, Alabi OO, Ukim CI, Vincent ST, Mundi HL, Olayanju A, Adebambo OA. Multivariate characterisation of morpho-biometric traits of indigenous helmeted Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) in Nigeria. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0261048. [PMID: 35696370 PMCID: PMC9191719 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This study was conducted to characterise phenotypically helmeted Guinea fowls in three agro-ecologies in Nigeria using multivariate approach. Eighteen biometric characters, four morphological indices and eleven qualitative physical traits were investigated in a total of 569 adult birds (158 males and 411 females). Descriptive statistics, non-parametric Kruskal–Wallis H test followed by the Mann–Whitney U and Dunn-Bonferroni tests for post hoc, Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA), Univariate Analysis, Canonical Discriminant Analysis, Categorical Principal Component Analysis and Decision Trees were employed to discern the effects of agro-ecological zone and sex on the morphostructural parameters. Agro-ecology had significant effect (P<0.05; P<0.01) on all the colour traits. In general, the most frequently observed colour phenotype of Guinea fowl had pearl plumage colour (54.0%), pale red skin colour (94.2%), black shank colour (68.7%), brown eye colour (49.7%), white earlobe colour (54.8%) and brown helmet colour (72.6%). The frequencies of helmet shape and wattle size were significantly influenced (P<0.01) by agro-ecology and sex. Overall, birds from the Southern Guinea Savanna zone had significantly higher values (P<0.05) for most biometric traits compared to their Sudano-Sahelian and Tropical Rainforest counterparts. They were also more compact (120.00 vs. 110.00 vs. 107.69) but had lesser condition index (7.66 vs. 9.45 vs. 9.30) and lower long-leggedness (19.71 vs. 19.23 vs. 9.51) than their counterparts from the two other zones. Sexual dimorphism (P<0.05) was in favour of male birds especially those in Southern Guinea Savanna and Sudano-Sahelian zones. However, the MCA and discriminant analysis revealed considerable intermingling of the qualitative physical traits, biometric traits and body indices especially between the Sudano-Sahelian and Tropical Rainforest birds. In spite of the high level of genetic admixture, the Guinea fowl populations could to a relative extent be distinguished using wing length, body length and eye colour. Generally, the birds from the three zones appeared to be more homogeneous than heterogeneous in nature. However, further complementary work on genomics will guide future selection and breeding programs geared towards improving the productivity, survival and environmental adaptation of indigenous helmeted Guinea fowls in the tropics.
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- Abdulmojeed Yakubu
- Department of Animal Science/Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Shabu-Lafia Campus, Lafia, Nigeria
- * E-mail: (AY); (AJS); (AOA)
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- Department of Animal Science/Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Shabu-Lafia Campus, Lafia, Nigeria
- National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Science, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria
- * E-mail: (AY); (AJS); (AOA)
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
- * E-mail: (AY); (AJS); (AOA)
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Science, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Science/Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Shabu-Lafia Campus, Lafia, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Science/Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Shabu-Lafia Campus, Lafia, Nigeria
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University of Lafia, Lafia, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Science, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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González Ariza A, Navas González FJ, Arando Arbulu A, León Jurado JM, Delgado Bermejo JV, Camacho Vallejo ME. Variability of Meat and Carcass Quality from Worldwide Native Chicken Breeds. Foods 2022; 11:foods11121700. [PMID: 35741898 PMCID: PMC9223061 DOI: 10.3390/foods11121700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The present research aimed to determine the differential clustering patterns of carcass and meat quality traits in local chicken breeds from around the world and to develop a method to productively characterize minority bird populations. For this, a comprehensive meta-analysis of 91 research documents that dealt with the study of chicken local breeds through the last 20 years was performed. Thirty-nine traits were sorted into the following clusters: weight-related traits, histological properties, pH, color traits, water-holding capacity, texture-related traits, flavor content-related nucleotides, and gross nutrients. Multicollinearity problems reported for pH 72 h post mortem, L* meat 72 h post mortem, a* meat 72 h post mortem, sex, firmness, and chewiness, were thus discarded from further analyses (VIF < 5). Data-mining cross-validation and chi-squared automatic interaction detection (CHAID) decision tree development allowed us to detect similarities across genotypes. Easily collectable trait, such as shear force, muscle fiber diameter, carcass/pieces weight, and pH, presented high explanatory potential of breed variability. Hence, the aforementioned variables must be considered in the experimental methodology of characterization of carcass and meat from native genotypes. This research enables the characterization of local chicken populations to satisfy the needs of specific commercial niches for poultry meat consumers.
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- Antonio González Ariza
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain; (A.G.A.); (A.A.A.); (J.V.D.B.)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain; (A.G.A.); (A.A.A.); (J.V.D.B.)
- Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IFAPA), 14004 Cordoba, Spain;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-651-679-262
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain; (A.G.A.); (A.A.A.); (J.V.D.B.)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain; (A.G.A.); (A.A.A.); (J.V.D.B.)
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Li L, Zhang L, Li S, Xu F, Li L, Li S, Lyu J, Yin H. Effect of First Trough Vancomycin Concentration on the Occurrence of AKI in Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Study of the MIMIC-IV Database. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:879861. [PMID: 35492325 PMCID: PMC9049893 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.879861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Vancomycin can effectively inhibit Gram-positive cocci and is widely used in critically ill patients. This study utilized a large public database to explore the effect of patients' first vancomycin trough concentration (FVTC) on the occurrence of acute kidney injury (AKI) and mortality after receiving vancomycin treatment in intensive care unit (ICU). Methods Critically ill patients who used vancomycin in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC) IV have been retrospectively studied. The outcomes included the occurrence of AKI during the use of vancomycin or within 72 h of withdrawal, ICU mortality and hospital mortality. Restricted cubic splines (RCS) were used to analyze the linear relationship between FVTC and the outcomes. Multivariate logistic/Cox regression analysis was used to analyze the association between patient's FVTC and the occurrence of AKI, ICU mortality, and in-hospital mortality. Results The study ultimately included 3,917 patients from the MIMIC-IV database who had been treated with vancomycin for more than 48 h. First of all, the RCS proved the linear relationship between FVTC and the outcomes. After controlling for all covariates as confounders in logistic/Cox regression, FVTC was a risk factor with the occurrence of AKI (OR: 1.02; 95% CI: 1.01–1.04), ICU mortality (HR: 1.02; 95% CI: 1.01–1.03), and in-hospital mortality (HR: 1.02; 95% CI: 1.01–1.03). Moreover, patients were divided into four groups in the light of the FVTC value: group1 ≤ 10 mg/L, 10 <group 2 ≤ 15 mg/L, 15 <group 3 ≤ 20 mg/L, group4 > 20 mg/L. Categorical variables indicated that group 3 and group 4 had a significant relationship on the occurrence of AKI [group 3: (OR: 1.36; 95% CI: 1.02–1.81); group 4: (OR: 1.76; 95% CI: 1.32–2.35)] and ICU mortality [group 3: (HR: 1.47; 95% CI: 1.03–2.09); group 4: (HR: 1.87; 95% CI: 1.33–2.62)], compared to group 1, while group 4 had a significant effect on in-hospital mortality (HR: 1.48; 95% CI: 1.15–1.91). Conclusions FVTC is associated with the occurrence of AKI and increased ICU and in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients. Therefore, in clinical practice, patients in intensive care settings receiving vancomycin should be closely monitored for FVTC to prevent drug-related nephrotoxicity and reduce patient mortality.
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- Longzhu Li
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Informatization, Guangzhou, China
- Jun Lyu
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Haiyan Yin
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González Ariza A, Arando Arbulu A, Navas González FJ, Nogales Baena S, Delgado Bermejo JV, Camacho Vallejo ME. The Study of Growth and Performance in Local Chicken Breeds and Varieties: A Review of Methods and Scientific Transference. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:2492. [PMID: 34573456 PMCID: PMC8466095 DOI: 10.3390/ani11092492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A review of the scientific advances in the study of the growth and performance in native chicken breeds and varieties over the past 20 years was performed. Understanding the growth patterns of native breeds can only be achieved if the constraints characterizing these populations are considered and treated accordingly. Contextually, the determination of researchers to use the same research methods and study designs applied in international commercial poultry populations conditions the accuracy of the model, variability capturing ability, and the observational or predictive performance when the data of the local population are fitted. Highly skewed sex ratios favouring females, an inappropriate census imbalance compensation and a lack of population structure render models that are regularly deemed effective as invalid to issue solid and sound conclusions. The wider the breed diversity is in a country, the higher the scientific attention paid to these populations. A detailed discussion of the most appropriate models and underlying reasons for their suitability and the reasons preventing the use of others in these populations is provided. Furthermore, the factors conditioning the scientific reception and impact of related publications used to transfer these results to the broad scientific public were evaluated to serve as guidance for the maximization of the success and dissemination of local breed information.
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- Antonio González Ariza
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain; (A.G.A.); (A.A.A.); (S.N.B.); (J.V.D.B.)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain; (A.G.A.); (A.A.A.); (S.N.B.); (J.V.D.B.)
- Animal Breeding Consulting, S.L., University of Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain; (A.G.A.); (A.A.A.); (S.N.B.); (J.V.D.B.)
- Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IFAPA), 14004 Córdoba, Spain;
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain; (A.G.A.); (A.A.A.); (S.N.B.); (J.V.D.B.)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, 14014 Cordoba, Spain; (A.G.A.); (A.A.A.); (S.N.B.); (J.V.D.B.)
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