The process of porcine conceptus elongation is a critical period of development that highly
influences subsequent conceptus survival and ultimately litter size, piglet birthweight, and …

Adipose tissue distribution and not body mass index is the major predictor of risk for obesity-
related chronic disease. Specifically, central adiposity, intra-abdominal/visceral adipose …

Untargeted metabolomics applying UHPLC-MS is a powerful technique capable of reporting
thousands of signals from within a complex sample in one analysis and is a technique with …

Background Dehydration through exercise induces physiological and metabolic changes
which may impair health, limit exercise capacity, and negatively affect athletic performance …

Metabolomics plays a key role in understanding biological systems at a functional level.
Phenotypes can be associated with metabolite signatures characterized by multiple low …

The finished foods of a cereal (barley) and a legume (cowpea) were subjects of this thesis
and analyzed in two separate studies. High quality barley that meets malting standards, is …

In short, the brewing process uses hot water to extract fermentable sugars from malt to make
a wort that is bittered by hops and finally fermented by yeast to produce beer. The four key …

Tracking the occurrence of a plethora of chemicals in the aquatic environment at high
temporal resolution over extended periods is a huge challenge. Here, we present a …

The following thesis consists of four sections: a general introduction, two manuscripts, a
general conclusion, and an overall bibliography. The two manuscripts report on:(1) …

A study was conducted to identify molecular changes reflective of beef tenderness variation
and tenderization during postmortem aging. Carcasses (US Select) were selected to …