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trout fry. © INRA, MARIE Didier

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16 Oct 2019

Dietary selenium supplementation in rainbow trout: beneficial to broodstock and their progeny

Dietary Se in broodstock nutrition influences spawning occurrence and along with the parental transfer, several traits in the progeny are affected.

Venn diagrams representing the specific and overlapping proteins identified in the human (during the whole gestation) and chicken (11th day of incubation) amniotic fluid (AF).. © INRA, Sophie Rehault-Godbert

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03 Oct 2019

The Unique Features of Proteins Depicting the Chicken Amniotic Fluid

The amniotic fluid of the bird's egg contains antibacterial molecules that provide the immune protection of the embryo during its development.

Sex Control in Aquaculture

Just published

20 Sep 2019

Sex Control in Aquaculture

This book is a comprehensive resource for understanding the biological rationale, scientific principles and real-world practices in the field of sex control in aquaculture.

Lucie Pellissier, lauréate de l’appel ERC Starting Grant 2019 (dans l'UMR PRC, Inra Val de Loire) © Bertrand Nicolas

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09 Sep 2019

Lucie Pellissier awarded a 2019 ERC Starting Grant

Lucie Pellissier, a CNRS research scientist at the Joint Research Unit for Reproductive and Behavioural Physiology (PRC) at the INRA Val de Loire Centre, has been awarded a 2019 Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). She will receive 1.5 million euros in funding to pursue her research on social behaviour. The grant will also invigorate the unit’s work as a whole.

Poussins à l'éclosion.. © INRA, SLAGMULDER Christian

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04 Jul 2019

A multiplatform metabolomic approach to characterize fecal signatures of negative postnatal events in chicks : a pilot study

Fecal metabolome analysis of 12-day-old chicks can identify indicators of stressful events occurring in the postnatal period.

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