Browsing by Subject "pregnancy"
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(2020-10-26)Reproductive inefficiency is a critical barrier maximizing profitability and sustainability of cattle industries. While intensive management strategies have provided crucial information regarding the amount of pregnancy ...
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(2009-05-15)This dissertation focused on two classes of molecules implicated in processes of implantation and placentation in sheep and pigs. Study one examined the temporal/spatial distribution of several Small Integrin-Binding Ligand, ...
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(2014-08-13)Anterior gradient homolog 2 (AGR2) is a proto-oncogene that encodes a secreted protein with biological roles in cell migration, differentiation, and growth, and is also implicated in epithelial barrier function and integrity. ...
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(2023-08-07)Molecular mechanisms governing conceptus elongation and placentation remain relatively elusive, but previous studies suggest the paternal genome has a vital role in placental development. Osteopontin (OPN), an extracellular ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Pregnancy diagnosis by transrectal ultrasonography (using a 5 MHZ linear probe) presented the maximum sensitivity and negative predictive values at day 26 and day 29 after estrus in heifers and cows, respectively. Palpation ...
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(2014-08-04)Teen pregnancy and teen abortions are major public health concerns in the United States. The more than 300,000 births to teens each year often involve increased risk to the health of the mother and the baby. Teenage pregnancy ...
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(Texas A & M University. Libraries, 1984)
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(Texas A & M University. Libraries, 1982)
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(2009-05-15)Coordinated signals between the maternal endometrium and conceptus during the peri-implantation period are essential for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. In pigs, this involves estrogen secretion from ...
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(2021-12-08)The swine industry experiences high rates of embryonic/fetal loss and there is considerable variation of birthweight between piglets within a litter. These outcomes negatively impact the swine industry’s overall efficiency ...
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(Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1976)
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(2008-08-03)Previous studies have shown that for many couples, the transition to parenthood is accompanied by a marked decline in relationship satisfaction and individual functioning. However, there is substantial variability in ...
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(2011-08-08)This dissertation examines the construct of hope and its ability to be taught to pregnant and parenting adolescents as a strategy to improve academic achievement and dissuade repeat adolescent pregnancy. A systemic review ...
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(2020-10-30)Nutritional management during gestation as well as postnatally is critical to optimize efficiency and profitability of cow-calf systems. Two experiments were performed to evaluate the effects of trace mineral supplementation ...
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(2013-01-28)The seasonal termination of ovarian cycles in mares initiated near the time of the autumnal equinox is a significant managerial issue for horse breeders world-wide. Studies presented herein had two over-arching aims. In ...
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(2021-07-09)First, we characterized the association between sire fertility and pregnancy loss in cattle. Bos Taurus beef cows had a large variance in pregnancy loss between days 24 and 31 of gestation (1.8 to 11.7%) and between days ...
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(Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1981)
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(Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1976)
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(Texas A & M University. Libraries, 1994)
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Motherhood, Media and Reality: Analyzing Female Audience Reception of Celebrity Parenthood as News (2012-10-19)The growing cultural commodity of celebrity news and its increasing focus on celebrities' families is examined by this project to determine what consequence communications about celebrity pregnancy and parenthood have on ...