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Article: Polymorphisms of Two Indels at the PRNP Gene in Three Beef Cattle Herds.
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ABSTRACT: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a transmissible fatal neurodegenerative disorder, presenting a characteristic spongiform degeneration of cattle brain due to the accumulation of a pathogenic and protease-resistant infectious protein (prion). Two deletion/insertion polymorphisms of the prion protein gene (23 bp at the promoter region and 12 bp at intron 1) were analyzed in three beef cattle herds (Aberdeen Angus, Charolais, and Franqueiro) to verify allele frequencies for possible use in selection of resistant animals. High frequencies of susceptibility alleles (23 and 12 bp deletion) and haplotype (23 del/12 del) were observed in the Aberdeen Angus and Charolais herds, but Franqueiro presented one of the highest frequencies of resistant alleles so far described. These data indicate the need for selection in Aberdeen Angus and Charolais breeds to increase the frequency of resistant animals in order to reduce the probabilities of BSE outbreaks in these populations.Biochemical Genetics 03/2008; 46(1-2):1-7. · 0.86 Impact Factor -
Article: OVULATION INDUCTION IN BEEF COWS WITH DIFFERENT FORAGES ALLOWANCES DURING POST PARTUM INDUÇÃO DA OVULAÇÃO EM VACAS DE CORTE COM DIFERENTES OFERTAS FORRAGEIRAS DURANTE O PERÍODO PÓS-PARTO
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ABSTRACT: This experiment compared the efficiency of combined hormonal treatment and 96-hour calf removal with weaning in cows fed different forages allowances and with different weight gains. A total of 310 cows (190 Aberdeen Angus and 120 Charolais), 50 to 70 days postpartum, were sorted into 6 groups. Groups A2, A5, B2 and B5 were composed of 53, 49, 53 and 55 cows, respectively; the first two groups had higher forage availability, while the others had lower forage availability, in the postpartum period; groups A2 and B2 received 2mg estradiol benzoate (day zero) and the groups A5 and B5 5mg estradiol benzoate as well as an intra-vaginal device (CIDR) with progesterone. Six days later they received 1000UI equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG). At day 7 the CIDR device was removed and the 96-hour calf removal period began. Groups AD and BD, with 52 and 48 cows and high and low forage availability respectively, in the postpartum period, were weaned on day 7. All cows that showed estrous were inseminated between day 7 and 17, and then were bred, up to day 67. Between days 60 and 127, ultrasounds diagnosis of pregnancy were performed. Data analysis was carried out using to the PROC CATMOD in the SAS statistical program. There were no significant differences in pregnancy (p>0.05) rates among groups submitted to different forage offers. Data was then analyzed according to whether the cow gamed or lost weight in the post partum period. These results indicate that weaning was more efficient than the hormonal treatment used and cows that lost weight in the have gained weight in the same period. KEY WORDS: Beef cows, forages availability, ovulation induction, post-partum anestrous, weaning. Este experimento teve por objetivo comparar a eficiência de um protocolo hormonal associado ao desmame por 96 horas com o desmame definitivo, em vacas em pastejo com diferentes ofertas forrageiras. Utilizaram-se 310 vacas (190 Aberdeen-Angus e 120 Charolês), entre 50 e 70 dias pós-parto, distribuídas em seis grupos. Os grupos A2, A5, B2 e B5 foram mantidos em maior (A2 e A5) e menor (B2 e B5) disponibilidade forrageira, no período parto-tratamento, e receberam (dia 0) 2mg (A2 e B2) e 5mg (A5 e B5) de benzoato de estradiol e dispositivo intravaginal com acetato de medroxiprogesterona (CIDR). Seis dias após, receberam 1.000 UI de gonadotrofina coriônica eqüina (eCG). No sétimo dia, foi retirado o CIDR e procedido ao desmame dos bezerros por 96 horas. Os grupos AD e BD foram constituídos por 52 e 48 vacas, permanecendo, respectivamente, em maior e menor disponibilidade forrageira, submetidas ao desmame definitivo dos bezerros (dia 7). Inseminaram-se as vacas que manifestaram estro entre os dias 7 e 17, sendo acasaladas, depois, até o 67ºdia. Nos dias 60 e 127 realizaram-se diagnósticos ultra-sonográficos de prenhez. Para análise dos dados, utilizou-se PROC CATMOD do pacote estatístico do SAS, não se verificando diferença (P>0,05) na prenhez entre os grupos com diferentes ofertas forrageiras. Uma nova análise das vacas, conforme seus ganhos de peso, indicou que o desmame definitivo proporciona melhor percentual de prenhez em relação ao modelo de tratamento hormonal utilizado. As vacas que perdem peso no período pós-parto respondem, ao desmame definitivo, mais lentamente do que as que ganham peso no mesmo período. PALAVRAS-CHAVES: Anestro pós-parto desmame, indução à ovulação, ofertas forrageiras, vacas de corte.Ciência Animal Brasileira. 01/2008; -
Article: Diversity of microsatellites linked to the FSHb gene, their usefulness for individual identification and association with reproductive performance
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Article: Genetic variability in two Brazilian ethnic groups: A comparison of mitochondrial and protein data
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ABSTRACT: Sequence data from the first hypervariable segment of the mitochondrial DNA control region of 124 subjects belonging to three African-Brazilian and three Brazilian Indian populations were compared with information related to 12 protein genetic loci from 601 persons living in the same localities. There is high diversity among the mtDNA sites, and the most variable in one ethnic group are not the most variable in the other. No differences in gene diversity between populations within ethnic groups were observed, but the Indians showed a reduced variability. Much more interpopulation variation was observed in the mtDNA data than in the protein set. The relationships obtained for the six populations, however, are the same regardless whether mtDNA or protein loci are considered. African-Brazilians from Porto Alegre and Salvador, situated 3,000 km apart, are more similar to each other than both are to Paredão, despite the geographical proximity between Porto Alegre and Paredão, which are just 50 km apart. The tree topology in relation to the three Indians groups, on the other hand, is that expected when languages, culture, and geography are considered. Am J Phys Anthropol 103:147–156, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.American Journal of Physical Anthropology 12/1998; 103(2):147 - 156. · 2.82 Impact Factor -
Article: Genetic diversity in a Brazilian bovine herd based on four microsatellite loci
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ABSTRACT: Microsatellites or short tandem repeats (STRs), DNA markers relatively abundant in the genome, have a high degree of polymorphism and therefore great potential for characterizing populations. The present study estimates genetic variability in a set of four microsatellites (BMS3013, BMS3004, HEL10 and TGLA122) in a Brazilian hybrid bovine breed (5/8 Aberdeen Angus x 3/8 Nelore). The objectives were to determine the effect of crossbreeding and selection in these animals' genetic diversity as well as to discover the herd's genetic relationship with that of other breeds. Low diversity was verified in BMS3013 and high diversity was detected in BMS3004, HEL10 and TGLA122. Two alleles in TGLA122 are described here for the first time (TGLA122*155 and TGLA122*163). These genes are possibly characteristics of Zebu animals since they have not been found in other taurine samples so far investigated. Low interpopulational diversity was observed among taurine cattle populations, and clusters obtained on TGLA122 phylogenetic trees agreed with the bovine herd's geographic origin. Therefore, despite TGLA122's high polymorphism and high levels of intrapopulational diversity, the system engenders consistent bovine phylogenies. We detected an intriguingly high similarity between Brangus Ibagé and Red Angus since the former is a hybrid having 3/8 of Nelore genes. Either these animals' environment or genetic selective practices applied to the breed probably favor the Angus genotype.Genetics and Molecular Biology. 01/2000;
