Aug 2026· Animals· Vol 16, pp. 2583· 0 citations· 43 references
Medicine
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Simple Summary Sheep are an important source of meat in Kazakhstan, and improving their growth and meat quality can benefit both farmers and consumers. One way to achieve this is by identifying genes that influence these traits. In this study, we examined four genes involved in growth, muscle development, and fat metabolism in Degeres sheep. We measured how these genes were expressed in different body tissues and searched for polymorphisms that are associated with growth traits. We identified a genetic variation in one gene (DGAT1) that was associated with chest width, an important growth characteristic. The results suggest that this variant might be useful for selecting sheep with desirable growth traits in future breeding programs. Additional studies involving larger numbers of animals are needed to confirm these findings before they can be applied in sheep breeding.
The Charolais sheep is a world‐renowned breed of meat sheep, known for its large frame, heavy muscling, and rapid growth. A novel breed, the Chao Mu meat sheep, has been developed by utilizing the Charolais sheep as the paternal line. This advancement has significantly contributed to the genetic enhancement and breedin...
Jiaqi Ge, Zi-Wen Qi, Jianing Xin et al.· Veterinary Medicine Internat...· 0 citations
This narrative review synthesizes major advances in sheep genetic mapping, functional genomics, and GS relevant to economically important traits to provide researchers, breeders, and students with a balanced, evidence-based resource to guide future genomic improvements in sustainable sheep production.
Mostafa Ghaderi-Zefrehei, Effat Nasre Esfahani, Hassan Amini Pozveh et al.· Frontiers in Genetics· 0 citations
Meena, R., Kumar, S., Bhanja, S.K., Mehra, M., Choudhary, C. and Aruna, T.S. 2024. Association of chicken growth hormone (CGH) gene polymorphism with growth traits in RIR. Indian Journal of Poultry Science 59(01): 3–6. The aim of study was to assess allelic polymorphism of chicken growth hormone (cGH) gene and their as...
R. Meena, Sanjeev Kumar, S. Bhanja et al.· Indian Journal of Poultry Sc...· 0 citations
Target gene prediction and enrichment analysis indicated that pre-miR-1453 may participate in the regulation of chicken growth and serum biochemical parameters through pathways related to neuron development, cytoskeletal dynamics, and energy metabolism.
Utilizing single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping techniques to select animals with high economic trait values, including reproduction and growth, have attracted great attention. Myoglobin (Mb) is a cytoplasmic hemoprotein involved in oxygen transport and storage, and plays a critical role in skeletal muscle de...
Zeng-Guang Liao, Shu-Dai Lin, Sadaqat Ali et al.· Animal Genetics· 0 citations
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