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Concepta McManus
Researcher at University of Brasília
Publications - 396
Citations - 6427
Concepta McManus is an academic researcher from University of Brasília. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breed & Population. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 357 publications receiving 5285 citations. Previous affiliations of Concepta McManus include National Institute of Standards and Technology & University of New Brunswick.
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Heat tolerance in Brazilian sheep: physiological and blood parameters.
Concepta McManus,Giane Regina Paludo,Helder Louvandini,Rosilene Gugel,Luiz Cláudio Bastos Sasaki,Samuel Rezende Paiva +5 more
TL;DR: White coated Santa Ines animals were shown to be better adapted to climatic conditions in Central Brazil and wool sheep more affected by heat.
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Infrared thermography in animal production
Concepta McManus,Candice Bergmann Tanure,Vanessa Peripolli,Luiza Seixas,Vivian Fischer,Alexandre Mossate Gabbi,Silvio Renato Oliveira Menegassi,Marcelo Tempel Stumpf,G. J. Kolling,Eduardo José Wense Dias,João Batista G. Costa +10 more
TL;DR: This manuscript aims to review the use of infrared thermography in animal production, addressing aspects of heat and physiological stress, metabolism, nutrition, inflammatory processes, diseases, ectoparasite detection and reproduction.
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Heat tolerance in naturalized Brazilian cattle breeds
Concepta McManus,E. Prescott,Giane Regina Paludo,Eliandra Bianchini,Helder Louvandini,Arthur da Silva Mariante +5 more
TL;DR: The analysis indicated that the Junqueira and Nellore breeds are most adapted to climatic conditions in Brasilia; while Mocho Nacional and Holstein breeds were the least adapted.
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Effects of condensed tannin from Acacia mearnsii on sheep infected naturally with gastrointestinal helminthes
F B Cenci,Helder Louvandini,Concepta McManus,Arlete Dell’Porto,Daniel Martins Costa,Samuel Ciminelli de Araújo,Alessandro Pelegrine Minho,Adibe Luiz Abdalla +7 more
TL;DR: Condensed tannin (CT) from A. negra had an antiparasitic effect, thereby representing an alternative for worm control in sheep, and was investigated using 20 entire lambs of the Santa Inês breed.
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Genetics and breeding of sheep in Brazil
TL;DR: There is a need for greater interaction between various groups working in the country as well as interactions with other disciplines such as Geographical Information Systems, Statistics, Bioinformatics, aswell as biological studies such as physiology and proteomics.