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Zhang L, Zhou Q, Zhang J, Cao K, Fan C, Chen S, Jiang H, Wu F. Liver transcriptomic and proteomic analyses provide new insight into the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis in mice. Genomics 2023; 115:110738. [PMID: 37918454 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2023.110738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Liver fibrosis (LF) is a kind of progressive liver injury reaction. The goal of this study was to achieve a more detailed understanding of the molecular changes in response to CCl4-induced LF through the identification of a differentially expressed liver transcriptomic and proteomic. RESULTS A total of 1224 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and 302 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were significantly identified at the transcriptomic and proteomic level, respectively, and 69 genes (hereafter "cor-DEGs-DEPs" genes) were detected at both levels. Pathway enrichment analysis showed that these cor-DEGs-DEPs genes were significantly enriched in 133 pathways. Importantly, among the cor-DEGs-DEPs genes, Gstm1, Gstm3, Ephx1 and Gstp1 were shown to be associated with metabolic pathways, and confirmed by RT-qPCR and parallel reaction monitoring (PRM) verification. CONCLUSIONS Through the combined analysis of transcriptomic and proteomic data, this study provides valuable insights into the potential mechanism of the pathogenesis of LF, and lays a theoretical foundation for the further development of targeted therapy for LF.
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- Lili Zhang
- Experimental Center of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China; School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
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- Experimental Center of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
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- Departments of Laboratory Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Taihe County, Fuyang, China.
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- Experimental Center of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China; School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
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- Experimental Center of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China; School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
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- Experimental Center of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China; School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
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Bebbere D, Succu S. New Challenges in Cryopreservation: A Reproductive Perspective. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12131598. [PMID: 35804496 PMCID: PMC9264910 DOI: 10.3390/ani12131598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Daniel Juárez J, Marco-Jiménez F, Vicente JS. Effects of Rederivation by Embryo Vitrification on Performance in a Rabbit Paternal Line. FRONTIERS IN ANIMAL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fanim.2022.909446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Embryo cryopreservation is a valuable tool for maintaining genetic variability and preserving breeds and lines, allowing to assess the response to selection and enabling genetic diffusion. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of rederivation by embryo vitrification and transfer procedures on the growth and reproductive traits in a paternal rabbit line selected for average daily gain from weaning (28 days old) to fattening (63 days old). The rederived population was bred over two generations at the same time as a control population of this paternal line and, growth trait parameters (weights at weaning, end of the fattening period, and average daily gain) and reproductive performance (kindling rate, litter size at birth and at weaning) were compared with three filial generations. Moreover, fetal growth and litter size components were assessed for the second generation by ultrasonography and laparoscopy. Differences in postnatal growth traits (end of fattening weight and average daily gain) were observed in the three generations assessed. However, fetal growth, litter size components, and reproductive traits did not show significant differences. In conclusion, cryopreservation and embryo transfer processes cause changes in growth traits of reconstituted populations that influence the following generations, without changes in reproductive traits in a paternal line of rabbits.
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Lopes JS, Soriano-Úbeda C, París-Oller E, Navarro-Serna S, Canha-Gouveia A, Sarrias-Gil L, Cerón JJ, Coy P. Year-Long Phenotypical Study of Calves Derived From Different Assisted-Reproduction Technologies. Front Vet Sci 2022; 8:739041. [PMID: 35083305 PMCID: PMC8784852 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.739041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Assisted reproductive technologies play a major role in the cattle industry. An increase in the use of in vitro-derived embryos is currently being seen around the globe. But the efficiency and quality of the in vitro-derived embryos are substandard when compared to the in vivo production. Different protocols have been designed to overcome this issue, one of those being the use of reproductive fluids as supplementation to embryo culture media. In this study, in vitro-derived calves produced with reproductive fluids added to their embryo production protocol were followed for the first year of life pairwise with their in vivo control, produced by artificial insemination (AI), and their in vitro control, produced with standard supplementation in embryo production. The objective was to assess if any differences could be found in terms of growth and development as well as hematological and biochemical analytes between the different systems. All the analysed variables (physical, hematological, and biochemical) were within physiological range and very similar between calves throughout the entire experiment. However, differences were more evident between calves derived from standard in vitro production and AI. We concluded that the use of reproductive fluids as a supplementation to the embryo culture media results in calves with closer growth and development patterns to those born by AI than the use of bovine serum albumin as supplementation.
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- Jordana S. Lopes
- Physiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
- Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Physiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
- Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Physiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
- Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Physiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
- Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Physiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
- Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Physiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis (Interlab-UMU), Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Physiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
- Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
- *Correspondence: Pilar Coy
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Iwata H. Resveratrol enhanced mitochondrial recovery from cryopreservation-induced damages in oocytes and embryos. Reprod Med Biol 2021; 20:419-426. [PMID: 34646069 PMCID: PMC8499604 DOI: 10.1002/rmb2.12401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mitochondria play a crucial role in nuclear maturation, fertilization, and subsequent embryo development. Cryopreservation is an important assisted reproductive technology that is used worldwide for humans and domestic animals. Although mitochondrial quantity and quality are decisive factors for successful development of oocytes and embryos, cryopreservation induces mitochondrial dysfunction. Upon thawing, the damaged mitochondria are removed, and de novo synthesis occurs to restore the function of mitochondria. Resveratrol, 3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene, is a polyphenolic antioxidant that has versatile target proteins, among which sirtuin-1 (SIRT1) is a key regulator of in mitochondrial biogenesis and degradation. METHODS The present study is a literature review focusing on experiments involving the hypothesis that the activation of mitochondrial biogenesis and degradation following cryopreservation and warming by resveratrol may help mitochondrial recovery and improve oocyte and embryo development. MAIN FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION Resveratrol improves oocyte maturation and development and upregulates mitochondrial biogenesis and degradation. When vitrified-warmed embryos are treated with resveratrol, it helps in mitochondrial regulation and recovery of embryos from cryopreservation-induced damage. CONCLUSION Resveratrol treatment is a possible countermeasure against cryopreservation-induced mitochondrial damage.
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García-Domínguez X, Diretto G, Peñaranda DS, Frusciante S, García-Carpintero V, Cañizares J, Vicente JS, Marco-Jiménez F. Early Embryo Exposure to Assisted Reproductive Manipulation Induced Subtle Changes in Liver Epigenetics with No Apparent Negative Health Consequences in Rabbit. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22189716. [PMID: 34575877 PMCID: PMC8467347 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22189716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Embryo manipulation is a requisite step in assisted reproductive technology (ART). Therefore, it is of great necessity to appraise the safety of ART and investigate the long-term effect, including lipid metabolism, on ART-conceived offspring. Augmenting our ART rabbit model to investigate lipid metabolic outcomes in offspring longitudinally, we detected variations in hepatic DNA methylation ART offspring in the F3 generation for embryonic exposure (multiple ovulation, vitrification and embryo transfer). Through adult liver metabolomics and proteomics, we identified changes mainly related to lipid metabolism (e.g., polyunsaturated fatty acids, steroids, steroid hormone). We also found that DNA methylation analysis was linked to changes in lipid metabolism and apoptosis genes. Nevertheless, these differences did not apparently alter the general health status. Thus, our findings suggest that ART is likely to be a player in embryo epigenetic events related to hepatic homeostasis alteration in adulthood.
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- Ximo García-Domínguez
- Laboratory of Biotechnology of Reproduction, Institute for Animal Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (X.G.-D.); (D.S.P.); (J.S.V.)
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- Casaccia Research Centre, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development (ENEA), 00123 Rome, Italy; (G.D.); (S.F.)
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology of Reproduction, Institute for Animal Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (X.G.-D.); (D.S.P.); (J.S.V.)
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- Casaccia Research Centre, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development (ENEA), 00123 Rome, Italy; (G.D.); (S.F.)
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- Institute for the Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity (COMAV-UPV), Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (V.G.-C.); (J.C.)
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- Institute for the Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity (COMAV-UPV), Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (V.G.-C.); (J.C.)
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology of Reproduction, Institute for Animal Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (X.G.-D.); (D.S.P.); (J.S.V.)
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology of Reproduction, Institute for Animal Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (X.G.-D.); (D.S.P.); (J.S.V.)
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Effect of Embryo Vitrification on the Steroid Biosynthesis of Liver Tissue in Rabbit Offspring. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21228642. [PMID: 33207830 PMCID: PMC7696440 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21228642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Preimplantation embryo manipulations during standard assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have significant repercussions on offspring. However, few studies to date have investigated the potential long-term outcomes associated with the vitrification procedure. Here, we performed an experiment to unravel the particular effects related to stress induced by embryo transfer and vitrification techniques on offspring phenotype from the foetal period through to prepuberal age, using a rabbit model. In addition, the focus was extended to the liver function at prepuberal age. We showed that, compared to naturally conceived animals (NC), offspring derived after embryo exposure to the transfer procedure (FT) or cryopreservation-transfer procedure (VT) exhibited variation in growth and body weight from foetal life to prepuberal age. Strikingly, we found a nonlinear relationship between FT and VT stressors, most of which were already present in the FT animals. Furthermore, we displayed evidence of variation in liver function at prepuberal age, most of which occurred in both FT and VT animals. The present major novel finding includes a significant alteration of the steroid biosynthesis profile. In summary, here we provide that embryonic manipulation during the vitrification process is linked with embryo phenotypic adaptation detected from foetal life to prepuberal age and suggests that this phenotypic variation may be associated, to a great extent, with the effect of embryo transfer.
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Juarez JD, Marco-Jiménez F, Lavara R, Vicente JS. Rederivation by Cryopreservation of a Paternal Line of Rabbits Suggests Exhaustion of Selection for Post-Weaning Daily Weight Gain after 37 Generations. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10081436. [PMID: 32824532 PMCID: PMC7460551 DOI: 10.3390/ani10081436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Simple Summary This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a long-term selection for post-weaning daily weight gain after 37 generations, using vitrified embryos with 18 generational intervals to rederive two coetaneous populations, reducing or avoiding genetic drift, environmental and cryopreservation effects. This study reports that the selection programme had improved average daily weight gain without variations in adult body weight but, after 37 generations of selection, this trait seems exhausted. Abstract Rabbit selection programmes have mainly been evaluated using unselected or divergently selected populations, or populations rederived from cryopreserved embryos after a reduced number of generations. Nevertheless, unselected and divergent populations do not avoid genetic drift, while rederived animals seem to influence phenotypic traits such as birth and adult weights or prolificacy. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of a long-term selection for post-weaning average daily weight gain (ADG) over 37 generations with two rederived populations. Specifically, two coetaneous populations were derived from vitrified embryos with 18 generational intervals (R19 and R37), reducing or avoiding genetic drift and environmental and cryopreservation effects. After two generations of both rederived populations (R21 vs. R39 generations), all evaluated traits showed some progress as a result of the selection, the response being 0.113 g/day by generation. This response does not seem to affect the estimated Gompertz growth curve parameters in terms of the day, the weight at the inflexion point or the adult weight. Moreover, a sexual dimorphism favouring females was observed in this paternal line. Results demonstrated that the selection programme had improved ADG without variations in adult body weight but, after 37 generations of selection, this trait seems exhausted. Given the reduction in the cumulative reproductive performance and as a consequence in the selection pressure, or possibly/perhaps due to an unexpected effect, rederivation could be the cause of this weak selection response observed from generation 18 onwards.
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- Jorge Daniel Juarez
- Facultad de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva, Tingo María 10131, Peru;
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (F.M.-J.); (R.L.)
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (F.M.-J.); (R.L.)
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (F.M.-J.); (R.L.)
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Garcia-Dominguez X, Vicente JS, Viudes-de-Castro MP, Marco-Jiménez F. Long-Term Effects Following Fresh/Vitrified Embryo Transfer Are Transmitted by Paternal Germline in a Large Size Rabbit Cohort. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10081272. [PMID: 32722445 PMCID: PMC7460406 DOI: 10.3390/ani10081272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The concept of developmental programming suggests that the early life environment influences offspring phenotype in later life, whose effects may also be manifested in further generations. Valuable pieces of evidence come from the fields applying assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), which deprive embryos of their optimal maternal environment and were thus associated with subsequent developmental deviations. Recently, we demonstrated that the in vitro manipulations during a vitrified embryo transfer procedure incurs a cumulative and transgenerational decline in the growth performance of the resulting offspring. Here, we provide a longitudinal study to investigate whether previous developmental deviations could be indistinctly paternally or maternally transmitted using crossbred mattings. Our findings revealed that early embryo manipulations through fresh and vitrified embryo transfer incurred paternally transmissible effects over the growth pattern and adult body weight, which seemed not inheritable via the female germline. Similar inheritable effects were observed after fresh and vitrified embryo transfer, suggesting that disturbing optimal embryo development through in vitro manipulations was the principal trigger of transmissible effects, rather than embryo cryopreservation per se.
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- Ximo Garcia-Dominguez
- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (X.G.-D.); (J.S.V.)
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (X.G.-D.); (J.S.V.)
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- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Animal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, 12100 Segorbe, Spain;
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (X.G.-D.); (J.S.V.)
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