The Damara in the context of Southern Africa fat-tailed sheep breeds
- A. M. Almeida
- Geography, MedicineTropical Animal Health and Production
- 21 April 2011
In this review, autochthonous sheep genetic resources of SA are reviewed regarding history and productive performance, and a special focus is made to the most internationalized of such breeds: the Damara.
Does the Fat Tailed Damara Ovine Breed Have a Distinct Lipid Metabolism Leading to a High Concentration of Branched Chain Fatty Acids in Tissues?
- S. Alves, R. Bessa, A. M. Almeida
- Biology, MedicinePLoS ONE
- 18 October 2013
An in-depth characterization of the fatty acid profiles of the fat tail in underfed and control Damara rams indicates a higher ability of Damara sheep to digest fibrous fodder and to putative differences in the propionate metabolism by comparison to other sheep breeds.
The Effect of Tannins on Mediterranean Ruminant Ingestive Behavior: The Role of the Oral Cavity
- E. Lamy, H. Rawel, E. Sales-Baptista
- Biology, MedicineMolecules
- 25 March 2011
The effects of dietary tannins on feeding behavior, and the role of the oral cavity in this process, are detailed, with focus on domestic ruminant species.
“By endurance we conquer”: fat tailed sheep in the twenty-first century
- A. M. Almeida
- Geography, MedicineTropical Animal Health and Production
- 21 April 2011
The wide distribution of fat-tailed sheep breeds may be explained by one particular trait: adaptability or endurance; they are able to tolerate hot weather, cope with dry environments with low pasture availability, and be able to walk long distances in search for pastures and drinking water.
Animal board invited review: advances in proteomics for animal and food sciences
- A. M. Almeida, A. Bassols, R. Turk
- BiologyAnimal
- 31 October 2014
Overall, the COST Action on Farm Animal Proteomics has attained all of the proposed objectives and has made considerable difference by putting proteomics on the global map for animal and veterinary researchers in general and by contributing significantly to reduce the East–West and North–South gaps existing in the European farm animal research.
The colostrum proteome, ruminant nutrition and immunity: a review.
- L. Hernández-Castellano, A. M. Almeida, N. Castro, A. Argüello
- Biology, MedicineCurrent protein and peptide science
- 31 January 2014
This review describes the major function of colostrum proteins and their role on the passive immune transfer and nutrition in the newborn animal and how proteomics has been used to address this issue.
Colostrum protein uptake in neonatal lambs examined by descriptive and quantitative liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
- L. Hernández-Castellano, A. Argüello, A. M. Almeida, N. Castro, E. Bendixen
- Biology, MedicineJournal of Dairy Science
- 2015
The proteomes of sheep colostrum and lamb blood plasma are described, using sodium dodecyl sulfate-PAGE for protein separation and in-gel digestion, followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry of resulting tryptic peptides for protein identification.
Live weight parameters and feed intake in Dorper, Damara and Australian Merino lambs exposed to restricted feeding
- T. Scanlon, A. M. Almeida, C. Oldham
- Biology
- 2013
Portuguese traditional sausages: different types, nutritional composition, and novel trends
- C. Marcos, C. Viegas, A. M. Almeida, M. Guerra
- Business
- 1 March 2016
The hepatic and skeletal muscle ovine metabolomes as affected by weight loss: a study in three sheep breeds using NMR-metabolomics
- M. Palma, T. Scanlon, A. M. Almeida
- Biology, MedicineScientific Reports
- 14 December 2016
Sheep are a valuable resource for meat and wool production. During the dry summer, pastures are scarce and animals face Seasonal Weight Loss (SWL), which decreases production yields. The study of…
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