Tract-wide transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling reveals gastrointestinal regionalization in Jiekarzi semi-fine wool sheep.
Jiekarzi semi-fine-wool sheep are indigenous to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and may face substantial demands on digestive efficiency under low temperatures, hypoxia and seasonal forage limitation. However, the molecular organization of the gastrointestinal tract in this breed remains insufficiently characterized. Here,...