... collecting semen and artificial insemination, collecting, qualifying, diluting and dosing semen, detecting and selecting ewes on heat, fixing animals to carry the AI, and finally performing the insemination, ... Alfonso, Rijsselaere Tom, Vyt Philip and Van Soom Ann Chapter Artificial Insemination in Swine 95 Eduardo Paulino da Costa, Aurea Helena Assis da Costa, Gustavo Guerino Macedo and Emílio César ... fibrinolysin, hyaluronidase and trypsin) have been seen to cause acrosomal damage in spermatozoa (Wani et al., 2007) and are contraindicated if the spermatozoa are to be used for AI Recent advances have...
... staining and HOST [24] It has been reported that vital stains such as CFDA/PI fluorescent stain are used to evaluate physical plasmalemma damage, while HOST evaluates plasmalemma biochemical activity ... compared with the Percoll separation samples Bovine (Korean native cattle; Bos Taurus coreanae) ovaries were collected from a local abattoir and transported to the laboratory in saline containing ... cells are dragged until they randomly leave the fast flow area and retained when approaching the Sephadex spheres [7] Furthermore, Sephadex particles appear to provide a physical barrier, forcing...
... negative Piétrain boars and their hybrids - Growth performances and semen quality, The 3rd International conference on sustainable animal agriculture fordeveloping countries.' Nakhon Rat - Thailand ... (2011) also observed similar result ina report on Piétrain and hybrid boars 2.3 Statistical analysis Growth performance (BW and ADG) were analysed using a linear model including the different genetic ... performance evaluation started at months (60 days) of age and ended on 7.5 months (225 days) of age The animals were weighted using an electronic balance at starting (BW60) and ending (BW225) dates...
... 51:53 Acknowledgements The authors thank Mrs R Ijäs for technical assistance and Mr K Ala-Juusela for providing insemination data and the boar stations Pro Agria Jalostuspalvelu and Pohjanmaan Jalostuskeskus ... reviewed in this manuscript, and also helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica ... Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2009, 51:53 tor testicular function of boars and bulls as spermatozoa are not analyzed in terms of their total integrity [2-4] Assessment of sperm plasma membrane...
... Tangeritin; o Taxifolin Flavanols: a Catechin; b Epicatechin; c Epicatechin gallate; Epigalliocatechin gallate; e Epigallocatechin; f Flavan; g Gallic acid Flavandiol or leucoanthocyanidin or Flavanolols: ... (SCS) of Oakland, California and Primus Labs of Santa Maria, California Both of these operations have actively worked with growers and packers in California and Mexico and have assisted in the development ... quality assurance, HACCP and TQM (Total Quality Management), and food science education in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Argentina,...
... in the ST group compared with controls 22 Table 2: Muscle Quality and Muscle Fiber Size Baseline Final Baseline Final Baseline Final Baseline Final Baseline Final Baseline Final Baseline Final ... baseline and final values and of the change on each variable in each group .a Time-by-group interactions were assessed by repeated measures ANCOVA of baseline and final values for each variable, adjusted ... CON) a Time-by-group interactions were assessed by repeated measures ANCOVA of baseline and final values for each variable adjusted for insulin therapy, change in physical activity and change in...
... students and other professionals with an interest in quality management in general I have been actively involved over the last 20 years in industrial statistics and quality management teaching and ... in quality management Six Sigma is viewed as a systematic, scientific, statistical and smarter (4S) approach for management innovation which is quite suitable for use ina knowledge-based information ... different for each part Six Sigma in the R&D part is often called “Design for Six Sigma (DFSS),” “Manufacturing Six Sigma” in manufacturing, and “Transactional Six Sigma (TSS)” in the non-manufacturing...
... Maintenance Goals and Objectives 29 Total Maintenance Cost Optimized Maintenance Interval Cost of Planned Maintenance Overmaintained Cost of Unplanned Maintenance Undermaintained Maintenance Interval ... be making sure your maintenance operation is characterized as being of championship caliber as a team operation before preparing forand executing Lean maintenance practices Adopting a proactive ... appears generally in the form of waiting times for materials, equipment availability andin the provision of inaccurate information Increased Accuracy in Maintenance Budgeting—With the increases...
... demands in this request, we provide a continuous- and further training as well as an adequate information- and communication organization Apart from the promotion of the quality and environmental ... Managementhandbook 01 – Chapter 07 Page of Constant improvement Appropriate targets of the management for all quality and environmental relevant areas and enterprise levels are to be determined ... consumption, waste arising, emissions in air, water and soil We use and promote the dialog with the public! We inform and communicate openly and constructively with customers, coworkers and all interested...
... mechanisms for ovarian aging and declining egg quality leading to increased oocyte aneuploidy may lead to an increased rate of chromosomal abnormalities in resultant embryos and pregnancies The age-related ... The rise in basal FSH is due to a loss in ovarian feedback (inhibin -A and B) as the available follicular cohort diminishes Basal FSH levels are easy to obtain, and no special skills are required ... 28%), and it increases dramatically for women aged ≥ 40 (34% to 52%).15 Data from the Canadian ART clinics also show an increase in spontaneous pregnancy loss after ART treatment Pregnancy loss rates...
... as you normally would, especially when exercising Breathing may start to feel uncomfortable, and you may notice that you are taking more rapid and shallow breaths than normal • Inflame and damage ... more information? For information and resources about air quality, visit the AIRNow Web site at www.airnow.gov There you can: • Access maps and information on air quality in your area Find out ... area • AQI in the media Many local media—television, radio, and newspapers and some national media (such as USA Today, The Weather Channel, and CNN) provide daily air quality reports, often as...
... obtained by examining data from an individual clinic A woman’s chances of having a pregnancy anda live birth by using ART are influenced by many factors, some of which are patient-related and ... Findings from Validation Visits for 2007 ART Data in Appendix Afor additional information.) Additionally, information was not available to determine whether this finding was a direct effect ... clinic and that a review of select clinical records revealed that reporting of infertility causes may be incomplete (See Findings from Validation Visits for 2007 ART Data in Appendix Afor additional...
... opposition to making it more widely available (for instance, in Argentina and Poland), while in other places bureaucratic and financial factors impede increased availability.63 Numerous studies have demonstrated ... voluntary counseling and testing for HIV into family planning and reproductive health services in Arusha Region, Tanzania Linking Reproductive Health, Family Planning, and HIV/ AIDS in Africa Conference ... andin particular regarding women’s health, increased attendance for antenatal care However, available quantitative evidence is limited, including in terms of the impact of integrated care on family...
... of the ALSPAC data are twofold First, the data set contains detailed information on parental and child health This allows us to examine health outcomes at both birth and seven years later and to ... published data on opening hours and particular clinics they ran), and no validated data on quality was available until 2002 Individuals wishing to change practice had to go through a bureaucratic procedure ... columns indicate that neither being assessed as in poor health nor having a high body mass index appear associated with poor GP quality andin fact, being rated as in worse health is negatively associated...
... observed among both males and females The 2008 top State achievable benchmark was 88% At the current 12% annual rate of increase, this benchmark could be attained overall andfor both males and females ... all years, Asian/Pacific Islanders had higher rates than Whites 3 l The achievable benchmark could be attained overall and by most racial/ethnic and income groups in about years Whites and residents ... highest area income quartile would need years, while Asian/Pacific Islanders would need more than 23 years Mental Health and Substance Abuse According to data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization...
... based on the assumption of quasistationarlty during short intervals (10-20 msec) At the synthesizer the excitation parameters and gain for each analysis frame are used to generate the excitation ... (200 samples at 10kHz sampling rate) anda frame rate of 100 frames per second are used For each frame a set fo 14 LPCs are extracted using the autocorrelatlon method [2] Pitch period and volce/unvoiced ... excitation plays a 532 approach l i m i t s the manipulative capability in synthesis especially for changing voice characterl stl cs APPENDIX A: Effect of excitation models (a) orlginal (b) single...
... 9000 standard As Michael T Hannan and John Freeman have noted: All adaptation theories agree that the largest, oldest, and most powerful organizations have superior capacities for adapting to ... Malaysia, Vietnam, Nepal, India, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Dar es-Salem, and so on I always enjoyed reading about their adventures and occasional frightening mishaps Because Mike used to be a quality ... standardization and standardization in general to the "quest for repeatability." The role the military had in imposing this quest for manufacturing repeatability and its impact on the quality profession and...
... design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data ASA contributed to study design, acquisition of data and interpretation of data JO contributed to analysis and interpretation of data ... study design and analysis and interpretation of data CYA contributed to acquisition of data and interpretation of data MB contributed to acquisition of data and interpretation of the data EHE contributed ... design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests...