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Genetic comparison of breeding schemes based on semen importation and local breeding schemes: framework and application to Costa Rica
(American Dairy Science Association, 2004-05-01)
Local breeding schemes for Holstein cattle of Costa
Rica were compared with the current practice based
on continuous semen importation (SI) by deterministic
simulation. Comparison was made on the basis of ge-
netic ...
Modeling extended lactations of dairy cows
(American Dairy Science Association, 2000-06)
Nine mathematical models were compared for their
ability to predict daily milk yields (n = 294,986) in stan-
dard 305-d and extended lactations of dairy cows of
Costa Rica. Lactations were classified by parity ...
Biologic and genetic characteristics of Toxoplasma gondii isolates in free-range chickens from Costa Rica, Central America
(Elsevier B.V, 2006-02-23)
The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging chickens is a good indicator of the prevalence of T. gondii oocysts in the soil because chickens feed from the ground. The prevalence of T. gondii in 144 free-range ...
Computational biology in Costa Rica: the role of a small country in the global context of bioinformatics
(PLoS Computational Biology, 2008-03-14)
The successful development of high throughput methods for
DNA sequencing, transcriptomics, proteomics, and other –omics,
has contributed to the emergence of novel possibilities for the
examination of complex biological ...
A survey on Triatoma dimidiata in an urban area of the province of Heredia, Costa Rica
(Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, 2005-10)
Triatoma dimidiata has been found in several cities and towns of those countries where the insect is a domestic or
peridomestic pest. In Central America, urban infestations occur in the capitals of at least five ...
Isolation of toxoplasma gondii from the keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) from Costa Rica
(American Society of Parasitologists, 2009-04-01)
Pectoral muscles from a captive keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) from Costa Rica were fed to a Toxoplasma gondii– free cat, and the cat shed oocysts. Laboratory mice fed these oocysts developed antibodies to T. ...
Gastrointestinal parasites and ectoparasites of Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni sloths in captivity from Costa Rica
(American Association of Zoo Veterinanrans, 2009-03)
Sloths may serve as host to a wide range of parasites. However, there is little information available on
the types of parasites that affect Costa Rica's sloth population. During a 1-yr period, 65 specimens of Costa Rican ...
Brucellosis in Central America
(Elsevier Science B.V, 2002)
Brucellosis is a disease of domestic animals and humans in Central America (CA). Bovine and swine brucellosis caused by Brucella abortus and Brucella suis, respectively, have been identified in all CA countries, while ovine ...
Prácticas de manejo y uso de antiparasitarios internos en fincas lecheras artesanales de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2007)
Con el objetivo de recabar información sobre las prácticas de manejo de antiparasitarios internos y el control de helmintos por parte de los productores, se implementó una encuesta en 60 fincas lecheras de Costa Rica durante ...
Características de los Egresos de una Unidad Hospitalaria de Atención de Dengue. Costa Rica, 1999–2002
(Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, 2009)
Objetivo: Caracterizar la población de pacientes egresados
de la Unidad de Atención al Dengue del Hospital Monseñor
Sanabria de Puntarenas.
Materiales y Métodos: Se reunieron datos descriptivos del
período de enero ...