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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
30
Citations
3421
World Ranking
2444
National Ranking
69

Best Publications

  • Associations between leptin gene polymorphisms and production, live weight, energy balance, feed intake, and fertility in Holstein heifers.

    S.C. Liefers;M.F.W. te Pas;R.F. Veerkamp;T. van der Lende

  • Leptin Concentrations in Relation to Energy Balance, Milk Yield, Intake, Live Weight, and Estrus in Dairy Cows

    S.C. Liefers;R.F. Veerkamp;M.F.W. te Pas;C. Delavaud

  • The adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein locus: characterization and association with intramuscular fat content in pigs

    Unknown

  • Characterization, chromosomal localization, and genetic variation of the porcine heart fatty acid-binding protein gene

    F. Gerbens;G. Rettenberger;J.A. Lenstra;J.H. Veerkamp

  • Comparison of prenatal muscle tissue expression profiles of two pig breeds differing in muscle characteristics.

    M. Cagnazzo;M. Cagnazzo;M. F. W. te Pas;J. Priem;A. A. C. de Wit

  • Muscle Development of Livestock Animals: Physiology, Genetics and Meat Quality

    M. F. W. te Pas;M. E. Everts;H. P. Haagsman

  • Genetics and physiology of leptin in periparturient dairy cows

    S.C. Liefers;R.F. Veerkamp;M.F.W. Te Pas;Y. Chilliard

  • The IGF2-intron3-G3072A substitution explains a major imprinted QTL effect on backfat thickness in a Meishan x European white pig intercross.

    Bart J. Jungerius;Anne-Sophie Van Laere;Marinus F. W. Te Pas;Bernard A. Van Oost

  • LEPTIN PROMOTER MUTATIONS AFFECT LEPTIN LEVELS AND PERFORMANCE TRAITS IN DAIRY COWS

    S C Liefers;R F Veerkamp;M F W te Pas;C Delavaud

  • Association of leptin gene polymorphisms with serum leptin concentration in dairy cows.

    Silvia C. Liefers;Marinus F. W. te Pas;Roel F. Veerkamp;Yves Chilliard

  • Organoids: a promising new in vitro platform in livestock and veterinary research.

    Soumya K. Kar;Jerry M. Wells;Esther D. Ellen;Marinus F. W. te Pas

  • Genetic variation in the porcine myogenin gene locus.

    A. Soumillion;J.H.F. Erkens;J.A. Lenstra;G. Rettenberger

  • Associations of functional candidate genes derived from gene-expression profiles of prenatal porcine muscle tissue with meat quality and muscle deposition

    K. Wimmers;E. Murani;M. F. Te Pas;K. C. Chang

  • Advances in research on the prenatal development of skeletal muscle in animals in relation to the quality of muscle-based food. I. Regulation of myogenesis and environmental impact.

    C. Rehfeldt;M. F. W. Te Pas;K. Wimmers;J. M. Brameld

  • A missense mutation in the bovine leptin receptor gene is associated with leptin concentrations during late pregnancy

    S. C. Liefers;R. F. Veerkamp;M. F. W. te Pas;C. Delavaud

  • Genetic variation at the porcine MYF-5 gene locus. Lack of association with meat production traits

    Unknown

  • Leptin gene polymorphisms and their phenotypic associations.

    T. van der Lende;M.F.W. te Pas;R.F. Veerkamp;S.C. Liefers

  • How does Trypanosoma equiperdum fit into the Trypanozoon group? A cluster analysis by RAPD and Multiplex-endonuclease genotyping approach

    Filip Claes;E C Agbo;M Radwanska;M F W Te Pas

  • Identification of proteomic biomarkers in M. Longissimus dorsi as potential predictors of pork quality

    Marinus F.W. te Pas;Leo Kruijt;Mariusz Pierzchala;Ronald E. Crump

  • Associations between porcine leptin and leptin-receptor marker genotypes and immune parameters

    M.F.W. te Pas;A.H. Visscher;E.J. van Steenbergen;E.F. Knol

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