According to the European Community Regulation 1139/2003, a sampling plan based on an appropriate tests to detect the presence of central nervous system (CNS) tissue on the surface of the head muscles had to be implemented in each member state starting from 2003.In previous studies, we showed a medium CNS contamination in head meat from Italian sla
Ultra-high-frequency (UHF) partial discharge (PD) online monitoring is an effective way to inspect potential faults and insulation defects Socks in power transformers.The construction of UHF PD online monitoring system is a challenge because of the high-frequency and wide-frequency band of the UHF PD signal.This paper presents a novel, intelligent
Infertility in cattle is a major concern of farmers worldwide and despite the enormous improvements in assisted reproduction technologies, the success rates of pregnancies are still low.Embryonic loss is considered one of the main factors of infertility in cattle.As such, the identification of genetic markers for embryo quality and development can
In biparental systems, members of the same pair can vary substantially in the amount of parental care they provide to offspring.The extent of this asymmetry should depend on the relative costs and benefits of care.Individual variation in personality is likely to influence this trade-off, and hence is a promising candidate to explain differences in