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  1. Article: Look at me while having sex! Eye-to-eye contact affects homosexual behaviour in bonobo females

    Annicchiarico, G / Bertini, M / Cordoni, G / Palagi, E

    Behaviour. , v. 157, no. 10-11

    2020  

    Abstract: In humans, eye-to-eye contact (EEC) or mutual gazing is a reflexive predisposition occurring in intimate contexts. We investigated the role of EEC during bonobo socio-sexual contacts. Females engage in homosexual ventro-ventral, genito-genital rubbing ( ... ...

    Abstract In humans, eye-to-eye contact (EEC) or mutual gazing is a reflexive predisposition occurring in intimate contexts. We investigated the role of EEC during bonobo socio-sexual contacts. Females engage in homosexual ventro-ventral, genito-genital rubbing (VVGGR) during which they embrace each other while rubbing part of their vulvae and, sometimes, clitoris. VVGGR facilitates conflict resolution, anxiety reduction and social bonding. We found that EEC was negatively affected by female bonding: the more the eye contact, the weaker the social relationship. This suggests that EEC promotes an intimate contact between the more unfamiliar subjects. Moreover, VVGGRs were successfully prolonged in presence of at least one event of EEC compared to VVGGRs during which none of the partners looked towards the other or only one looked at the other’s face. EEC has been probably favoured by natural selection to enhance the cohesion between bonobo females, who can gain social power through socio-sexual contacts.
    Keywords anxiety ; cohesion ; conflict management ; eyes ; face ; females ; humans ; natural selection ; social cohesion
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-0922
    Size p. 949-970.
    Publishing place Brill
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    DOI 10.1163/1568539X-bja10034
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  2. Article ; Online: Mirror replication of sexual facial expressions increases the success of sexual contacts in bonobos.

    Palagi, Elisabetta / Bertini, Marta / Annicchiarico, Giulia / Cordoni, Giada

    Scientific reports

    2020  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) 18979

    Abstract: Rapid Facial Mimicry (RFM), one of the possible predictors of emotional contagion, is defined as the rapid, involuntary and automatic replication of a facial expression. Up to now, RFM has been demonstrated in nonhuman animals exclusively during play. ... ...

    Abstract Rapid Facial Mimicry (RFM), one of the possible predictors of emotional contagion, is defined as the rapid, involuntary and automatic replication of a facial expression. Up to now, RFM has been demonstrated in nonhuman animals exclusively during play. Since in bonobos, as in humans, socio-sexuality is a powerful tool for assessing/strengthening inter-individual relationships, we investigated RFM in this domain. Bonobos displayed silent bared-teeth (sbt, the most common facial expression during sexual contacts) more frequently after the detection of an sbt emitted by the trigger than in the no-detection condition. This is the first demonstration of the presence of RFM during sex. The occurrence of RFM was positively affected by the sex of the partners with female homo-sexual contacts being punctuated by a higher presence of RFM. At an immediate level, RFM increased the duration of homo- and hetero-sexual contacts. This finding suggests that RFM can increase individuals' potential fitness benefits. By prolonging their sexual contacts, females can strengthen their social relationships thus increasing the probability to obtain priority over resources (RFM indirect fitness benefits). Via longer copulations, males can increase the probability to make females pregnant (RFM direct fitness benefits). In conclusion, in bonobos the access to the partner's face during sexual contacts (face-to-face, proximate factor) and the role of socio-sexuality in increasing the individual direct and indirect fitness (ultimate factor) could have favoured the evolution of specific sexual facial expressions and their rapid mirror replication. Our findings on bonobos expand the role of RFM well beyond the animal play domain thus opening new scenarios for future comparative studies exploring the evolution of socio-sexuality in humans.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Facial Expression ; Female ; Genetic Fitness ; Male ; Pan paniscus/physiology ; Pan paniscus/psychology ; Play and Playthings ; Sexual Behavior/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
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    ISSN 2045-2322
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  3. Article ; Online: Procedural analgesia with nitrous oxide at home for epidermolysis bullosa: A case report.

    Murciano, Manuel / Laterza, Claudia / Attolini, Ettore / Storelli, Sonia / Dipietro, Giovanni / Rubino, Antonio / Annicchiarico, Giuseppina

    Medicine

    2022  Volume 101, Issue 1, Page(s) e28474

    Abstract: Rationale: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is an inherited disease characterized by fragile skin with painful blistering, which requires lifelong skin and wound care. This case report describes the use of inhaled nitrous oxide (N2O) for procedural pain ... ...

    Abstract Rationale: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is an inherited disease characterized by fragile skin with painful blistering, which requires lifelong skin and wound care. This case report describes the use of inhaled nitrous oxide (N2O) for procedural pain control at home during wound care in a young man with severe dystrophic EB. To our knowledge, only 1 case was reported by Ingelmo et al in 2017 regarding the use of N2O at home in a 4-year-old-child. To date, no such attempt has been made in adult patients.
    Patient concerns: Our patient was a 28-year-old man. Frequent blisters appear spontaneously, and are often preceded by erythema and itching. Patient required daily treatment daily consisting of lancing blisters with a needle and emptying them by compression.
    Diagnoses: Severe recessive dystrophic EB diagnosed at the time of delivery.
    Interventions: Procedural pain control was managed by the auto-administration of an inhaled N2O and air gas mixture.
    Outcomes: Conscious sedation with N2O leads to beneficial effects, such as reduction in dressing duration, acute procedural pain, local antibiotic needing, medication memory, anxiety, anticipatory pain, and fatigue after the dressing session.
    Lessons: N2O analgesia is safe and effective, resulting in a significant reduction in procedural pain and an improvement in the quality of life of patients and their caregivers.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Analgesia/adverse effects ; Analgesia/methods ; Anesthetics, Inhalation/administration & dosage ; Anesthetics, Inhalation/pharmacology ; Blister/etiology ; Blister/therapy ; Epidermolysis Bullosa/complications ; Epidermolysis Bullosa/therapy ; Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica ; Humans ; Male ; Nitrous Oxide/administration & dosage ; Nitrous Oxide/pharmacology ; Pain ; Pain Management/methods ; Pain, Procedural/prevention & control ; Quality of Life
    Chemical Substances Anesthetics, Inhalation ; Nitrous Oxide (K50XQU1029)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80184-7
    ISSN 1536-5964 ; 0025-7974
    ISSN (online) 1536-5964
    ISSN 0025-7974
    DOI 10.1097/MD.0000000000028474
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  4. Article ; Online: Gelsolin expression in sheep milk somatic cells during lactation.

    Napolitano, F / Grandoni, F / Signorelli, F / Annicchiarico, G / Catillo, G / Moioli, B / Crisà, A / Marchitelli, C

    Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience

    2019  Volume 13, Issue 10, Page(s) 2297–2304

    Abstract: The identification of genes involved in phenotypes related to milk quality is important for both economic and health aspects in livestock production. The aim of this study was to assess the level of gelsolin gene expression in two breeds of dairy sheep - ...

    Abstract The identification of genes involved in phenotypes related to milk quality is important for both economic and health aspects in livestock production. The aim of this study was to assess the level of gelsolin gene expression in two breeds of dairy sheep - Sarda and Gentile - with pronounced differences in quantitative and qualitative milk traits. Gelsolin, a type of actin-modulating proteins is involved in the processes of actin remodeling during cell growth and apoptosis; therefore a role of this protein in mammary changes during lactation was here hypothesized. Individual milk samples were collected three times during lactation from 26 ewes of the two breeds. The differential gene expression of gelsolin in the two breeds and the three lactation times was estimated by quantitative PCR on RNA extracted from milk somatic cells. Correlations of gelsolin gene expression with milk yield and quality and days of lactation were also estimated. The results showed that gelsolin gene expression was significantly higher in the Sarda compared to the Gentile at each lactation stage, in agreement with the longer lactation duration and the higher daily milk yield of the first breed. Significant correlations of gelsolin gene expression were found with milk fat content in Sarda breed (-0.46, P<0.05). Gelsolin expression analysis confirmed the link between gelsolin gene function and milk fat content of sheep.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Female ; Gelsolin/genetics ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Lactation ; Milk/metabolism ; Milk/standards ; Phenotype ; Sheep/genetics ; Sheep/physiology ; Time Factors
    Chemical Substances Gelsolin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-03-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2257920-5
    ISSN 1751-732X ; 1751-7311
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    ISSN 1751-7311
    DOI 10.1017/S1751731119000399
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  5. Article: No need to modify treatment within the first month after rapid start of a tailored antiretroviral therapy: the TWODAY Study.

    Gianotti, Nicola / Galli, Laura / Sampaolo, Michela / Lolatto, Riccardo / Carini, Elisabetta / Annicchiarico, Gaetana / Baglivi, Alessandro / Della Torre, Liviana / Lazzarin, Adriano / Castagna, Antonella

    The new microbiologica

    2023  Volume 46, Issue 2, Page(s) 154–160

    Abstract: The aim of the TWODAY Study was to investigate the frequency of early treatment change after rapid start of a tailored ART regimen (a 2-drug regimen - 2DR, when clinically feasible or a 3-drug regimen - 3DR, otherwise). TWODAY was an open-label, ... ...

    Abstract The aim of the TWODAY Study was to investigate the frequency of early treatment change after rapid start of a tailored ART regimen (a 2-drug regimen - 2DR, when clinically feasible or a 3-drug regimen - 3DR, otherwise). TWODAY was an open-label, prospective, proof-of-concept, single center study. ART-naïve patients started their first-line regimen within a few days from the first laboratory testing with a 2DR of dolutegravir (DTG) and lamivudine (3TC) if CD4+ count >200 cells/mL, HIVRNA <500,000 copies/mL, no transmitted drug resistance to DTG or 3TC and HBsAg undetectable; otherwise, ART was started with a 3DR. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients who needed to change ART within four week from start, for any reason. Thirty-two patients were enrolled; 19 (59.3%) were deemed eligible for a 2DR. Median time from laboratory testing to ART start was 5 days (5; 5). No regimen modification occurred within one month. In conclusion, no regimen modification was needed within the first month of treatment. Starting a 2DR within a few days after HIV diagnosis was feasible, relying upon complete results of the needed laboratory tests (including resistance testing). A 2DR can be safely proposed provided full laboratory tests are readily available.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use ; Prospective Studies ; HIV Infections/drug therapy ; Lamivudine/therapeutic use ; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
    Chemical Substances Anti-HIV Agents ; Lamivudine (2T8Q726O95)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-01
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 756168-4
    ISSN 1121-7138 ; 0391-5352
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  6. Article: Gelsolin expression in sheep milk somatic cells during lactation

    Napolitano, F / Annicchiarico, G / Catillo, G / Crisà, A / Grandoni, F / Marchitelli, C / Moioli, B / Signorelli, F

    Animal. 2019 Oct., v. 13, no. 10

    2019  

    Abstract: The identification of genes involved in phenotypes related to milk quality is important for both economic and health aspects in livestock production. The aim of this study was to assess the level of gelsolin gene expression in two breeds of dairy sheep – ...

    Abstract The identification of genes involved in phenotypes related to milk quality is important for both economic and health aspects in livestock production. The aim of this study was to assess the level of gelsolin gene expression in two breeds of dairy sheep – Sarda and Gentile – with pronounced differences in quantitative and qualitative milk traits. Gelsolin, a type of actin-modulating proteins is involved in the processes of actin remodeling during cell growth and apoptosis; therefore a role of this protein in mammary changes during lactation was here hypothesized. Individual milk samples were collected three times during lactation from 26 ewes of the two breeds. The differential gene expression of gelsolin in the two breeds and the three lactation times was estimated by quantitative PCR on RNA extracted from milk somatic cells. Correlations of gelsolin gene expression with milk yield and quality and days of lactation were also estimated. The results showed that gelsolin gene expression was significantly higher in the Sarda compared to the Gentile at each lactation stage, in agreement with the longer lactation duration and the higher daily milk yield of the first breed. Significant correlations of gelsolin gene expression were found with milk fat content in Sarda breed (−0.46, P<0.05). Gelsolin expression analysis confirmed the link between gelsolin gene function and milk fat content of sheep.
    Keywords actin ; apoptosis ; breeds ; cell growth ; dairy sheep ; ewe milk ; ewes ; gene expression ; gene expression regulation ; genes ; lactation duration ; lactation stage ; lipid content ; livestock production ; milk ; milk fat ; milk quality ; milk yield ; phenotype ; quantitative polymerase chain reaction ; RNA ; somatic cells
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-10
    Size p. 2297-2304.
    Publishing place Cambridge University Press
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2257920-5
    ISSN 1751-732X ; 1751-7311
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  7. Article ; Online: Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation and immune regulation in heat-stressed sheep after supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids.

    Caroprese, M / Ciliberti, M G / Annicchiarico, G / Albenzio, M / Muscio, A / Sevi, A

    Journal of dairy science

    2014  Volume 97, Issue 7, Page(s) 4247–4258

    Abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids from different sources on immune regulation and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activation in heat-stressed sheep. The experiment was carried ... ...

    Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the effects of supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids from different sources on immune regulation and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activation in heat-stressed sheep. The experiment was carried out during the summer 2012. Thirty-two Comisana ewes were divided into 4 groups (8 sheep/group): (1) supplemented with whole flaxseed (FS); (2) supplemented with Ascophyllum nodosum (AG); (3) supplemented with a combination of flaxseed and A. nodosum (FS+AG); and (4) control (C; no supplementation). On d 22 of the experiment, cortisol concentrations in sheep blood were measured after an injection of ACTH. Cellular immune response was evaluated by intradermic injection of phytohemagglutinin (PHA) at 0, 15, and 30 d of the trial. Humoral response to ovalbumin (OVA) was measured at 0, 15, and 30 d. At 0, 15, and 30 d of the experiment, blood samples were collected from each ewe to determine production of T-helper (Th)1 cytokines (IL-12 and IFN-γ), and Th2 cytokines (IL-10, IL-4, IL-13), and concentrations of heat shock proteins (HSP) 70 and 90. Ewes supplemented with flaxseed alone had greater cortisol concentrations and a longer-lasting cell-mediated immune response compared with ewes in the control and other groups. Anti-OVA IgG concentrations increased in all groups throughout the trial, even though ewes in the FS+AG group had the lowest anti-OVA IgG concentrations at 15 d. The level of IL-10 increased in all groups throughout the experiment; the FS+AG group had the lowest IL-13 concentration at 15 and 30 d. The concentration of HSP 70 increased in AG ewes at the end of the experiment and decreased in FS ewes, whereas that of HSP 90 increased in FS ewes compared with FS+AG ewes. Flaxseed supplementation was found to influence in vivo HPA activation in heat-stressed sheep, resulting in increased cortisol concentrations, probably to meet increased energy demand for thermoregulation. Flaxseed supplementation also supported Th1 response via a complex cross-talk between IL-10, IL-12, and IFN-γ production.
    MeSH term(s) Animal Feed/analysis ; Animals ; Ascophyllum/chemistry ; Cytokines/biosynthesis ; Diet/veterinary ; Dietary Supplements/analysis ; Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/administration & dosage ; Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/metabolism ; Female ; Flax/chemistry ; Heat-Shock Proteins/biosynthesis ; Heat-Shock Response ; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/physiology ; Immunity, Cellular/physiology ; Immunity, Humoral/physiology ; Pituitary-Adrenal System/physiology ; Sheep, Domestic/immunology ; Sheep, Domestic/physiology ; Th1 Cells/metabolism ; Th2 Cells/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Cytokines ; Fatty Acids, Unsaturated ; Heat-Shock Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-05-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 242499-x
    ISSN 1525-3198 ; 0022-0302
    ISSN (online) 1525-3198
    ISSN 0022-0302
    DOI 10.3168/jds.2013-7696
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  8. Article ; Online: The ACACA gene is a potential candidate gene for fat content in sheep milk.

    Moioli, B / Scatà, M C / De Matteis, G / Annicchiarico, G / Catillo, G / Napolitano, F

    Animal genetics

    2013  Volume 44, Issue 5, Page(s) 601–603

    Abstract: No major gene has yet been reported in sheep that explains the variation of milk fat content. The coding region of the acetyl-CoA carboxylase alpha (ACACA) gene, which plays an important role in de novo fatty acid synthesis, had been investigated, but no ...

    Abstract No major gene has yet been reported in sheep that explains the variation of milk fat content. The coding region of the acetyl-CoA carboxylase alpha (ACACA) gene, which plays an important role in de novo fatty acid synthesis, had been investigated, but no non-synonymous mutations have been reported. In this study, the genomic regions encoding the three promoters of the ACACA gene were directly sequenced in 264 sheep of three different breeds, and 10 SNPs were identified. Allele frequencies of most SNPs significantly differed (P = 0.05-0.0001) between breeds. The SNPs that potentially altered either gene regulatory elements or putative binding sites of transcription factors were made evident through in silico analysis. The association analysis with milk traits, performed for one SNP of PIII (GenBank AJ292286, g.1330G>T), showed a significant allelic substitution effect (+0.33%, P < 0.0001 and +0.35%, P < 0.01) in the Altamurana and Gentile breeds respectively. Because this SNP was located in the binding site of the paired box protein transcription factors, which was shown to function as an efficient promoter element, and because PIII transcripts are expressed in the mammary gland, the SNP in PIII of the ACACA gene might affect the variation of fat content in sheep milk.
    MeSH term(s) Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase/genetics ; Animals ; Fats/analysis ; Fats/metabolism ; Milk/chemistry ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Sheep, Domestic/classification ; Sheep, Domestic/genetics ; Transcription, Genetic
    Chemical Substances Fats ; Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase (EC 6.4.1.2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 632766-7
    ISSN 1365-2052 ; 0268-9146 ; 0268-9154
    ISSN (online) 1365-2052
    ISSN 0268-9146 ; 0268-9154
    DOI 10.1111/age.12036
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  9. Article: Dynamics of accumulation and partitioning of dry matter and fructo-oligosaccharides in plant fractions of forage cereals

    IANNUCCI, A / ANNICCHIARICO, G / FEDELE, V / FRAGASSO, M / PIZZILLO, M

    Experimental agriculture. 2016 Apr., v. 52, no. 2

    2016  

    Abstract: During growth, several cereals store significant amounts of fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), which have important prebiotic properties. Cereal forage crops are also essential components of many Mediterranean agricultural systems, although little ... ...

    Abstract During growth, several cereals store significant amounts of fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), which have important prebiotic properties. Cereal forage crops are also essential components of many Mediterranean agricultural systems, although little information is available on their dynamics of accumulation and partitioning of dry matter and FOS during growth. Oat (Avena sativa L., cv. ‘Flavia’ and cv. ‘Genziana’), emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum Schrank, cv. ‘Giovanni Paolo’), barley (Hordeum vulgare L., cv. ‘Diomede’) and triticale (xTriticosecale Wittmack, cv. ‘Rigel’) were investigated for their synthesis of FOS, with a view to development of management approaches for harvesting high-quality forage, and to determine whether these species can be used as natural sources of FOS for commercial use. The study was conducted at Foggia (Italy) and Bella (Potenza, Italy) over two growing seasons (2008–2009; 2009–2010). Dry-matter accumulation and FOS contents were determined for plant fractions from heading to kernel-hard stages. There were large variations across these species for dry-matter partitioning and dry-matter yield (greatest for triticale: 1.24 kg m−2), and for FOS levels of total plants and plant fractions. Emmer wheat and triticale showed greater FOS production (52.0, 41.1 g m−2, respectively). Barley, emmer wheat and triticale showed higher FOS levels in total plants (4.11%, 5.93%, 4.33% dry matter, respectively). Barley, emmer wheat and triticale appear to be the most interesting species for production of forage biomass rich in FOS and as natural FOS sources for industrial use.
    Keywords Avena sativa ; barley ; biomass ; dry matter partitioning ; forage ; forage crops ; forage production ; fructooligosaccharides ; growing season ; harvesting ; Hordeum vulgare ; oats ; prebiotics ; triticale ; Triticosecale ; Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccon ; Italy
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2016-04
    Size p. 188-202.
    Publishing place Cambridge University Press
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 426677-8
    ISSN 1469-4441 ; 0014-4797
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    ISSN 0014-4797
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  10. Article ; Online: Probiotics in milk replacer influence lamb immune function and meat quality.

    Santillo, A / Annicchiarico, G / Caroprese, M / Marino, R / Sevi, A / Albenzio, M

    Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience

    2012  Volume 6, Issue 2, Page(s) 339–345

    Abstract: This study was undertaken to assess the effect of milk replacer (MR) containing Lactobacillus acidophilus and a mix of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum on lamb immune response and on lamb meat quality. A 6- ... ...

    Abstract This study was undertaken to assess the effect of milk replacer (MR) containing Lactobacillus acidophilus and a mix of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum on lamb immune response and on lamb meat quality. A 6-week-trial was conducted on 40 male Comisana lambs, divided into four groups, fed maternal milk (MM), MR, MR with L. acidophilus supplementation (MRL) and MR with a mix (1 : 1) of B. animalis subsp. lactis and B. longum subsp. longum supplementations (MRB). Lambs fed MR containing a mix of bifidobacteria showed the highest in vivo cellular immune response to phytohemagglutinin, whereas MM and MRB showed the highest antibody response to ovalbumin. At day 11 of the trial, MRL displayed the highest value of Interleukin-10; differences disappeared among groups subsequently. Blood cholesterol levels in lambs fed MR containing L. acidophilus was almost halved compared with that found in MM and MR groups. Meat from artificially reared lambs was characterized by trans-11 18:1 and total conjugated 18:2n-6, whereas meat from the dam-suckled lambs was characterized by 14:0, cis-9 14:1 and 16:0. Polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acid ratio was higher in meat of MR, MRL and MRB than in MM lambs. Meat from artificially reared lamb fed MR containing probiotics showed an improved fatty acid profile for human diet.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antibodies/blood ; Bifidobacterium ; Cholesterol/blood ; Fatty Acids/analysis ; Immunity, Cellular/immunology ; Immunity, Humoral/immunology ; Lactobacillus acidophilus ; Male ; Meat/standards ; Milk Substitutes/pharmacology ; Ovalbumin/immunology ; Phytohemagglutinins/immunology ; Probiotics/pharmacology ; Sheep/immunology
    Chemical Substances Antibodies ; Fatty Acids ; Phytohemagglutinins ; Ovalbumin (9006-59-1) ; Cholesterol (97C5T2UQ7J)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2257920-5
    ISSN 1751-732X ; 1751-7311
    ISSN (online) 1751-732X
    ISSN 1751-7311
    DOI 10.1017/S1751731111001571
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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