Publications by authors named "F Bazer"

Background: Meat goat production is a worldwide industry with products such as meat, milk, soap, and fiber being produced. There are approximately 2.6 million meat goats in the United States.

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Fructose and lactate are present in high concentrations in uterine luminal fluid, fetal fluids and fetal blood of ungulates and cetaceans, but their roles have been ignored and they have been considered waste products of pregnancy. This review provides evidence for key roles of both fructose and lactate in support of key metabolic pathways required for growth and development of fetal-placental tissues, implantation and placentation. The uterus and placenta of ungulates convert glucose to fructose via the polyol pathway.

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This study tested the hypothesis that dietary supplementation with glycine (Gly) enhances the synthesis and availability of creatine (Cr) in tissues of pigs with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). At weaning (21 d of age), IUGR pigs and litter mates with normal birth weights (NBW) were assigned randomly to 1 of the 2 groups, namely, supplementation with 1% Gly or 1.19% l-alanine (isonitrogenous control) to a corn- and soybean meal-based diet.

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  • Resmethrin is an insecticide used to control pests in homes and farms, but it can leave harmful residues in the environment and living things.
  • Previous research found that resmethrin can cause serious health issues, like damage to the brain and liver, but its effects on women's reproductive health were not well studied.
  • In this study, researchers found that resmethrin can harm certain cells related to reproduction, making it harder for them to grow and work properly, which could affect pregnancy.
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In Brief: The trophectoderm of the elongating conceptuses of cattle, sheep, and pigs secrete high amounts of interferons that increase or induce the expression of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) in the endometrium. Research concerning ISGs, performed from 1995 through 2023, is reviewed in this manuscript.

Abstract: Expression of the classical interferon (IFN) stimulated genes (ISGs) increases in the endometrial stroma and glandular epithelium (GE) through activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling in response to the secretion of IFN tau (IFNT) and IFN gamma (IFNG) by the conceptuses of ruminants, including cattle and sheep, and pigs, respectively.

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