Temperament type specific metabolite profiles of the prefrontal cortex and serum in cattle.

ABSTRACT: In the past decade the number of studies investigating temperament in farm animals has increased greatly because temperament has been shown not only to affect handling but also reproduction, health and economically important production traits. However, molecular pathways underlying temperament and molecular pathways linking temperament to production traits, health and reproduction have yet to be studied in full detail. Here we report the results of metabolite profiling of the prefrontal cortex and serum of cattle with distinct temperament types that were performed to further explore their molecular divergence in the response to the slaughter procedure and to identify new targets for further research of cattle temperament. By performing an untargeted comprehensive metabolite profiling, 627

SUBMITTER: Brand B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4416037 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature