Despite the importance of intramuscular fat (IMF) to eating quality, as yet no methodology has been widely adopted by the whole of industry in Australia to measure it routinely. Thus, a study was conducted to investigate the potential for a Near Infra-Red (NIR) device to predict the IMF content of the loin from spectra collected on the topside which is externally located on a hanging carcase and therefore easily accessible. To this end, NIR spectra were collected from topsides (m.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIt remains unclear how variation in the intensity of sperm competition shapes phenotypic and molecular evolution across clades. Mice and rats in the subfamily Murinae are a rapid radiation exhibiting incredible diversity in sperm morphology and production. We combined phenotypic and genomic data to perform phylogenetic comparisons of male reproductive traits and genes across 78 murine species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: The home-field advantage (HFA) hypothesis predicts faster decomposition of plant residues in soil compared to soils with different plants (), and has been demonstrated in forest and grassland ecosystems. It remains unclear if this legacy effect applies to crop residue decomposition in arable crop rotations. Such knowledge could improve our understanding of decomposition dynamics in arable soils and may allow optimisation of crop residue amendments in arable systems by cleverly combining crop-residue rotations with crop rotations to increase the amount of residue-derived C persisting in soil.
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