Aberdeen-Angus cattle : Being notes on fashion and an account of some of the leading families of the breed /

Mode of access: Internet.

The American Aberdeen-Angus herd-book, containing a record of Aberdeen-Angus cattle approved and admitted for registry under the by-laws of the American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders' Association.

Compilers: 1892-1907, T. McFarlane; 1908- Ch. Gray.

The Aberdeen-Angus herd book.

Mode of access: Internet.

Adição de Ácido Linoleico conjugado (CLA) no diluidor de congelação de sémen de touro, recolhido Post-Mortem, das raças Holstein Frísia, Aberdeen Angus, Charolês e Limousine

Dissertação de Mestrado, Engenharia Zootécnica, 7 de Abril de 2016, Universidade dos Açores.

Retorno à atividade reprodutiva de touro angus após fimose traumática com obliteração parcial da luz prepucial: relato de caso

The main disturbs affecting the genital segment of bulls are balanitis, phimosis and preputial injuries, abscesses or prolapses, resulting in decreased libido or mating ability. One case of traumatic phimosis with partial obliteration of preputial lumen is reported in Aberdeen Angus bull. During anamnesis, it was reported that the animal was unable to expose the penis and presented increased penile and preputial volume of unknown etiology after being submitted to a libido test. During clinical examination, a firm preputial mass of 15 cm in diameter was observed in the middle third of the prepuce and stenosis of preputial lumen was detected approximately 17 cm from the preputial orifice. Reconstructive surgery was the chosen therapy, with amputation of the affected foreskin portion. A skin segment of about 12 cm and affected mucosal portion were removed. Postoperative therapy consisted of dressing with chlorhexidine digluconate based ointment, povidone iodine and topical insect repellent (cypermethrin and carbamyl), systemic antibiotic therapy with benzathine penicillin (30,000 IU / kg, repeated after 48 hours) and anti-inflammatory therapy with flunixin meglumine (2 , 0 mg / kg SID) for three days. After twenty days, semen was collected by massage of the accessory glands. The ejaculate volume was 3 mL, with 200x106 spermatozoa / mL, white color, "suis generis" odor, 88% of motile sperm, 64% of progressively motile sperm and 82% of rapid sperm. Thus, the chosen surgical treatment was effective to correct the pathology and reintroduce the animal into reproductive activity

Estudo de associação genômica e perfil de expressão gênica de folículos antrais em novilhas das raças nelore e angus, associadas ao fenótipo de alta e baixa população folicular

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Sulfur-associated polioencephalomalacia in cattle grazing plants in the Family Brassicaceae

Polioencephalomalacia was diagnosed histologically in cattle from two herds on the Darling Downs, Queensland, during July-August 2007. In the first incident, 8 of 20 18-month-old Aberdeen Angus steers died while grazing pastures comprising 60% Sisymbrium irio (London rocket) and 40% Capsella bursapastoris (shepherd's purse). In the second incident, 2 of 150 mixed-breed adult cattle died, and another was successfully treated with thiamine, while grazing a pasture comprising almost 100% Raphanus raphanistrum (wild radish). Affected cattle were either found dead or comatose or were seen apparently blind and head-pressing in some cases. For both incidents, plant and water assays were used to calculate the total dietary sulfur content in dry matter as 0.62% and 1.01% respectively, both exceeding the recommended 0.5% for cattle eating more than 40% forage. Blood and tissue assays for lead were negative in both cases. No access to thiaminase, concentrated sodium ion or extrinsic hydrogen sulfide sources were identified in either incident. Below-median late summer and autumn rainfall followed by above-median unseasonal winter rainfall promoted weed growth at the expense of wholesome pasture species before these incidents.

Determinación de la incidencia de parásitos internos en los bovinos del Complejo uno y dos de la Empresa Genética Agenor Gómez, Boaco, Nicaragua

El presente trabajo se realizó en el periodo comprendido entre Noviembre y Diciembre de 1989, con el objetivo de investigar la infestación de parásitos gastrointestinales y pulmonares de mayor importancia económica en los bovinos del complejo 1 y 2 de la empresa genética Agenor Gómez. Boaco, Nicaragua. Se muestrearon 242 animales, entre bovinos de la raza Aberdeen Angus y Brahman, distribuidos en las categorías siguientes: C1 (0-1 año), C2 (1-3 años) y C3 (>3 años). Las muestras fueron extraídas directamente del recto animal, luego refrigeradas a 5°C y fueron analizadas en laboratorio de parasitología del MIDINRA, localizado en municipio de Camoapa V región. La cantidad de huevos y larvas se registró para cada género empleando las técnicas de sedimentación en agua, flotación con solución salina saturada y el método de larvoscopia e identificación con fotografías. Al realizar el ANDEVA por género de parásitos reportados en el análisis coprológico para la variable N° de huevos y larvas/gr de heces, se encontró que existen diferencias significativas con P>0.05 entre los promedios observados de los diferentes hatos. Los niveles de infestación promedio en los distintos hatos oscilaron entre 0u y 2lu; donde u= número de huevos y larvas/gramos de heces. De estos 48 promedios (8 hatos por 6 géneros de parásitos), 6 alcanzaron valores >9; 1 hato C1 de la upe Las Brisas con media de 2lu del género Haemonchus, 1 hato e de la upe San Miguel con media de 20.87u del género Strongyloides, 1 hato C2 de la upe San Jorge con media de 17.69u del género Strongyloides, 2 hatos C1 de las upe las Brisas y San Miguel con medias de 10.67u y medias de 10.5u respectivamente, ambos del género Coccidia y 1 hato e2 de la upe San Jorge con media de 9.6lu del género Coccidia. En los promedios restantes se obtuvieron valores <6u perteneciendo a la calificación leve. Posteriormente se realizó un análisis de correlación para determinar el grado de asociación existente entre cada uno de los géneros de parásitos económicamente importantes, encontrándose que el género Coccidia presentó el mayor grado de correlación con respecto a los demás géneros encontrados, se encontró que las correlaciones >= 0.25 corresponden a los géneros Coccidia, Moniezia, Neoascaris, Strongyloides y Haemonchus con r de 0.25, 0.25, 0.48, 0.30 respectivamente, similar para Haemonchus y Moniezia con r de 0.289.

Imunização de bovinos com MSP1a e MSP2 recombinantes de Anaplasma marginale com CpG ODN 2006 como adjuvante, e desafio com isolado heterólogo.

A anaplasmose é uma importante enfermidade de bovinos de áreas tropicais e subtropicais do mundo, causada pela riquétsia intra-eritrocítica Anaplasma marginale. A vacinação tem sido a forma mais econômica e eficiente de controlar a anaplasmose bovina. Nos últimos anos, esses estudos têm se concentrado nas proteínas de membrana da riquétsia, sobretudo MSP1a e MSP2. Este trabalho teve como objetivos avaliar o grau de proteção induzido pelas proteínas de membrana MSP1a e MSP2 recombinantes de A. marginale, associadas com adjuvante CpG ODN 2006, perante desafio heterólogo e avaliar a resposta imune gerada. Novilhos da raça Aberdeen Angus foram imunizados três vezes com 200 ?g de MSP1a e/ou MSP2 recombinantes, associadas com CpG ODN 2006 e alúmen. Posteriormente, foram desafiados com 3 x 107 eritrócitos infectados com isolado heterólogo de A. marginale. Os animais experimentais apresentaram quadro clínico de anaplasmose (redução do volume globular, febre e riquetsemias detectáveis por distensões sangüíneas coradas). Não foram detectadas diferenças significativas entre os grupos imunizados e os controles quanto ao percentual de redução do volume globular, riquetsemias máximas e temperaturas retais máximas, indicando que as imunizações não foram protetoras. A despeito da significativa produção de IgG total contra MSP1a e MSP2, detectada no dia do desafio, os animais imunizados apresentaram produção significativa de IgG2 apenas contra MSP1a. As razões para as possíveis falhas de proteção são discutidas. Neste trabalho, é relatada a imunização de bovinos com MSP1a e MSP2 recombinantes de A. marginale, associadas com alúmen e CpG ODN 2006, e posterior desafio com isolado heterólogo, bem como a avaliação da resposta imune gerada.

Suplementación con grano de maíz en novillos en pastoreo durante la fase de terminación

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Water-soluble precursors of beef flavour I: effect of diet and breed

The effects of diet and breed on the concentration of water-soluble flavour precursors, namely sugars, free amino acids, ribonucleotides, creatinine, carnosine and creatine, were studied in beef longissimus hanborum muscle. Diet had a significant effect on the concentration of free amino acids, with animals fed on grass silage having higher free amino acid levels than animals fed on a concentrate diet, whereas animals fed concentrates had a higher total reducing sugar content. Differences between a beef breed (Aberdeen Angus x Holstein-Friesian) and a dairy breed (Holstein-Friesian) were generally small. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

The effects of diet, breed and age of animal at slaughter on the aroma compounds of grilled beef

The aroma volatiles of grilled beef, from animals fed either grass silage or cereal concentrates, were compared. Aberdeen Angus and Holstein-Friesian cross-breed steers, slaughtered at 14 or 24 months, were studied. Compounds formed from linoleic acid, in particular 2-pentylfuran, 1-octen-3-ol, (Z)-2-octen-1-ol, and hexanal were at higher levels in the meat from the animals fed concentrates. Phytenes and compounds formed from α-linolenic acid, in particular 1-penten-3-ol and (Z)-2-penten-1-ol, were at higher levels in the meat of animals fed silage. Differences due to breed were small and not consistent with slaughter age. Dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl disulfide and phenol were at higher levels in the meat of animals slaughtered at 24 months and may contribute to grilled beef aroma.

Effect of incremental levels of fish oil in the diet on ruminal lipid metabolism in growing steers

Based on the potential benefits to human health, there is interest in developing sustainable nutritional strategies to enhance the concentration of long-chain n-3 fatty acids in ruminant-derived foods. Four Aberdeen Angus steers fitted with rumen and duodenal cannulae were used in a 4 × 4 Latin square experiment with 21 d experimental periods to examine the potential of fish oil (FO) in the diet to enhance the supply of 20 : 5n-3 and 22 : 6n-3 available for absorption in growing cattle. Treatments consisted of total mixed rations based on maize silage fed at a rate of 85 g DM/kg live weight0·75/d containing 0, 8, 16 and 24 g FO/kg diet DM. Supplements of FO reduced linearly (P < 0·01) DM intake and shifted (P < 0·01) rumen fermentation towards propionate at the expense of acetate and butyrate. FO in the diet enhanced linearly (P < 0·05) the flow of trans-16 : 1, trans-18 : 1, trans-18 : 2, 20 : 5n-3 and 22 : 6n-3, and decreased linearly (P < 0·05) 18 : 0 and 18 : 3n-3 at the duodenum. Increases in the flow of trans-18 : 1 were isomer dependent and were determined primarily by higher amounts of trans-11 reaching the duodenum. In conclusion, FO alters ruminal lipid metabolism of growing cattle in a dose-dependent manner consistent with an inhibition of ruminal biohydrogenation, and enhances the amount of long-chain n-3 fatty acids at the duodenum, but the increases are marginal due to extensive biohydrogenation in the rumen.

Effect of linseed oil and fish oil alone or as an equal mixture of ruminal fatty acid metabolism in growing steers fed maize silage-based diets

Based on the potential benefits to human health there is interest in increasing 18:3n-3, 20:5n-3, 22:6n-6, and cis-9,trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in ruminant foods. Four Aberdeen Angus steers (406 ± 8.2 kg BW) fitted with rumen and duodenal cannulae were used in a 4 x 4 Latin square experiment with 21 d periods to examine the potential of fish oil (FO) and linseed oil (LO) in the diet to increase ruminal outflow of trans-11 18:1 and total n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in growing cattle. Treatments consisted of a control diet (60:40; forage:concentrate ratio, on a DM basis, respectively) based on maize silage, or the same basal ration containing 30 g/kg DM of FO, LO or a mixture (1:1, w/w) of FO and LO (LFO). Diets were offered as total mixed rations and fed at a rate of 85 g DM/kg BW0.75/d. Oils had no effect (P = 0.52) on DM intake. Linseed oil had no effect (P > 0.05) on ruminal pH or VFA concentrations, while FO shifted rumen fermentation towards propionate at the expense of acetate. Compared with the control, LO increased (P < 0.05) 18:0, cis 18:1 (Δ9, 12-15), trans 18:1 (Δ4-9, 11-16), trans 18:2, geometric isomers of ∆9,11, ∆11,13, and ∆13,15 CLA, trans-8,cis-10 CLA, trans-10,trans-12 CLA, trans-12,trans-14 CLA, and 18:3n-3 flow at the duodenum. Inclusion of FO in the diet resulted in higher (P < 0.05) flows of cis-9 16:1, trans 16:1 (Δ6-13), cis 18:1 (Δ9, 11, and 13), trans 18:1 (Δ6-15), trans 18:2, 20:5n-3, 22:5n-3, and 22:6n-3, and lowered (P < 0.001) 18:0 at the duodenum relative to the control. For most fatty acids at the duodenum responses to LFO were intermediate of FO and LO. However, LFO resulted in higher (P = 0.04) flows of total trans 18:1 than LO and increased (P < 0.01) trans-6 16:1 and trans-12 18:1 at the duodenum compared with FO or LO. Biohydrogenation of cis-9 18:1 and 18:2n-6 in the rumen was independent of treatment, but both FO and LO increased (P < 0.001) the extent of 18:3n-3 biohydrogenation compared with the control. Ruminal 18:3n-3 biohydrogenation was higher (P < 0.001) for LO and LFO than FO, while biohydrogenation of 20:5n-3 and 22:6n-3 in the rumen was marginally lower (P = 0.05) for LFO than FO. In conclusion, LO and FO at 30 g/kg DM altered the biohydrogenation of unsaturated fatty acids in the rumen causing an increase in the flow of specific intermediates at the duodenum, but the potential of these oils fed alone or as a mixture to increase n-3 PUFA at the duodenum in cattle appears limited.

Performance and carcass characteristics of beef cattle fed with ammoniated marandugrass hay

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