Publications by authors named "W Paris"
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- The study assessed how different rates of weight gain during backgrounding affected the performance and meat quality of Angus steers finished in feedlots.
- 36 steers were divided into groups with high, medium, and low average daily gain (ADG), with varying feed restrictions to achieve these rates.
- Results showed that steers with low ADG had better overall carcass and meat quality traits, like higher weight, yield, and tenderness, despite taking longer in the finishing phase compared to those with medium or high ADG.
The attitudes of religious group leaders towards xenotransplantation: A focus group study.
Xenotransplantation
September 2022
Clinical trials of xenotransplantation (XTx) may start in coming years. Religious views have been mentioned as possible barriers to XTx acceptance. While there have been reports on perspectives of theologians in regard to XTx, no report has studied the perspectives of community religious leaders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinical trials of kidney xenotransplantation are being considered in the United States. Before this novel procedure can take place, investigators will have to obtain approval from the institutional review board. The consent form that will be used for such a trial and that will receive approval from the institutional review board will be complex.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe initial clinical trials of pig solid organ xenotransplantation (XTx) are drawing closer and could begin in the coming years. The first clinical trials may aim to transplant genetically-modified pig kidneys into adult humans. The impetus for beginning these first-in-human trials is the severe lack of deceased donor kidneys for transplantation and the number of patients with end-stage renal disease currently on transplant waitlists, which in the USA approaches 100 000.
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