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Genetics & Heredity
Changchun Lin, Weimin Wang, Deyin Zhang, Kai Huang, Yukun Zhang, Xiaolong Li, Yuan Zhao, Liming Zhao, Jianghui Wang, Bubo Zhou, Jiangbo Cheng, Dan Xu, Wenxin Li, Xiaoxue Zhang, Wenxin Zheng
Summary: This study identified differentially expressed miRNAs in sheep with high and low residual feed intake, and found that these miRNAs are primarily associated with metabolic processes and biosynthetic process regulation. The results provide a theoretical basis for understanding the molecular regulation of miRNAs in sheep liver related to feed efficiency.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2023)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Xuefeng Shi, Mingyi Huang, Jianlou Song, Lingsen Zeng, Qianni Liang, Yuanqi Qu, Junying Li, Guiyun Xu, Jiangxia Zheng
Summary: The fishy odor of duck eggs has limited their consumption and industrial development. The rearing system affects the deposition of trimethylamine (TMA) in duck eggs but does not have adverse effects on egg quality. This study provides a basis for the development of rearing strategies to reduce the fishy odor of egg yolk in the duck industry.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Prakash Anand, Saxena Vishesh Kumar, Kumar Ravi, Tomar Simmi
Summary: Feed accounts for about 70% of the total expenditure in poultry production. Maximizing feed efficiency during the juvenile period is crucial for reducing production costs. The study on differentially expressed genes and molecular pathways in the population could potentially lead to future breeding strategies to enhance feed efficiency.
TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Hadi Esfandyari, Just Jensen
Summary: The study aimed to develop a procedure for simultaneous analysis of basic records and derive linear traits related to feed efficiency without approximation. A bivariate longitudinal random regression model was used to analyze individual longitudinal records of weight and feed intake from a large group of beef bulls, estimating genetic and permanent environmental covariance functions.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Hehe Liu, Qinglan Yang, Rui Guo, Jiwei Hu, Qian Tang, Jingjing Qi, Jiwen Wang, Chunchun Han, Rongping Zhang, Liang Li
Summary: The study investigated the impact of storage period on the metabolite composition in duck eggs using non-targeted metabolome technology. The results revealed changes in metabolites in both egg yolk and albumen, showing degradation of nutrients and production of harmful substances over time, ultimately affecting the quality of duck eggs. The findings contribute to a comprehensive understanding of metabolite changes during the deterioration of duck eggs in storage.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2022)
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Physiology
Qian Xin, Ning Ma, Hongchao Jiao, Xiaojuan Wang, Haifang Li, Yunlei Zhou, Jingpeng Zhao, Hai Lin
Summary: The prelay diet's energy and protein levels affect the performance, egg quality, and bone quality of laying hens to a certain extent, but these factors do not significantly impact these parameters at 72 weeks of age.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Aidin Foroutan, Julia Devos, David S. Wishart, Changxi Li, Marcos Colazo, John Kastelic, Jacob Thundathil, Carolyn Fitzsimmons
Summary: Approximately 70% of beef production costs are affected by feed utilization, and maximizing production efficiency requires genetic selection and adequate nutrition. Prenatal under-nutrition affects gene expression in offspring, highlighting the importance of nutrition during gestation.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Fan Ren, Quan Zhou, Yinglu Meng, Wenjie Guo, Qin Tang, Jie Mei
Summary: This study identified evaluation indicators for fish egg quality by combining the study of fertilization rate, hatching rate, embryo malformation rate and gene expression profile. A cluster of RNA-binding proteins were found to potentially regulate egg quality.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
K. T. Williams, K. A. Weigel, W. K. Coblentz, N. M. Esser, H. Schlesser, P. C. Hoffman, R. Ogden, H. Su, M. S. Akins
Summary: The objective of this study was to compare the growth, feed intake, and feed efficiency of postbred dairy heifers with different genomic RFI when offered diets with different energy densities. Results showed that heifers with low RFI had higher daily gains and feed efficiencies when fed a low energy diet.
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
A. Prakash, V. K. Saxena, Ravi Kumar, S. Tomar, M. K. Singh, Gagandeep Singh
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate feed efficiency in colored broiler chicken and identify gene expression differences influencing high and low feed efficiency groups.
TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Carlos Arce-Recinos, Nadia Florencia Ojeda-Robertos, Ricardo Alfonso Garcia-Herrera, Jesus Alberto Ramos-Juarez, Angel Trinidad Pineiro-Vazquez, Jorge Rodolfo Canul-Solis, Luis Enrique Castillo-Sanchez, Fernando Casanova-Lugo, Einar Vargas-Bello-Perez, Alfonso Juventino Chay-Canul
Summary: This study investigated residual feed intake, volatile fatty acid production, and enteric methane emissions in growing Pelibuey sheep. The results showed that low residual feed intake lambs had lower intake of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, and neutral detergent fiber, resulting in lower methane emissions.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Rida Arshad, Yaqi Meng, Ning Qiu, Fang Geng, Yoshinori Mine, Russell Keast, Chunxia Zhu
Summary: This study identified a total of 253 phosphorylation sites assigned to 66 phosphoproteins in duck egg yolk (DEY), with VTG-1, VTG-2, and fibrinogen alpha chain being highly phosphorylated proteins. The identified phosphoproteins were mainly involved in binding, catalytic, immune response, and metabolic activity. The comparison with chicken egg yolk (CEY) revealed higher phosphorylation levels in DEY proteins, potentially enhancing duck growth performance and biological activities.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jigme Dorji, Iona M. MacLeod, Amanda J. Chamberlain, Christy J. Vander Jagt, Phuong N. Ho, Majid Khansefid, Brett A. Mason, Claire P. Prowse-Wilkins, Leah C. Marett, William J. Wales, Benjamin G. Cocks, Jennie E. Pryce, Hans D. Daetwyler
Summary: The study found that animals with high RFI require more energy to achieve weight gain or milk production compared to animals with low RFI. Differential expression of MiP genes between H_RFI and L_RFI groups suggests a link between cellular energy demand and feed efficiency differences in dairy cattle.
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Dongwei Huang, Yuanlang Wang, Pingping Qi, Haisheng Ding, Huiling Zhao
Summary: This study identified potential candidate genes, such as FOS, MYC, PRKACB, ITGA2, and FN1, that affect feed efficiency in rabbits. Genes and pathways related to mitochondrial function were upregulated in rabbits with high residual feed intake (RFI), while genes related to immune response and energy metabolism were upregulated in rabbits with low RFI. These findings contribute to optimizing feed efficiency in the rabbit meat industry.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
M. H. Lidauer, E. Negussie, E. A. Mantysaari, P. Mantysaari, S. Kajava, T. Kokkonen, A. Chegini, T. Mehtio
Summary: In this study, a new metric called regression on expected feed intake (ReFI) was introduced to evaluate the efficiency of feed utilization in dairy cows. Compared to other metrics such as residual feed intake (RFI) and genetic residual feed intake (gRFI), ReFI showed higher genetic variation and heritability in measuring feed efficiency. Selection based on ReFI breeding values resulted in higher milk production and a greater increase in efficiency compared to selection based on RFI or gRFI values.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Peishi Feng, Wanqiu Zhao, Qiang Xie, Tao Zeng, Lizhi Lu, Lin Yang
ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES
(2018)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yihua Zhan, Qingfei Wu, Yue Chen, Mengling Tang, Chendong Sun, Junwei Sun, Chenliang Yu
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yong Tian, Gongqi Li, Xingchen Bu, Junda Shen, Zhengrong Tao, Li Chen, Tao Zeng, Xue Du, Lizhi Lu
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS
(2019)
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Genetics & Heredity
Yang Zhang, Tiantian Gu, Yong Tian, Li Chen, Guoqin Li, Wei Zhou, Guofa Liu, Xinsheng Wu, Tao Zeng, Qi Xu, Guohong Chen, Lizhi Lu
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Tiantian Gu, Guoqin Li, Yong Tian, Li Chen, Xinsheng Wu, Tao Zeng, Qi Xu, Spyrydonov Vladyslav, Guohong Chen, Lizhi Lu
JOURNAL OF GENETICS
(2020)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Yong Tian, Guoqin Li, Li Chen, Xingchen Bu, Junda Shen, Zhengrong Tao, Tao Zeng, Xue Du, Lizhi Lu
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Tiantian Gu, Guoqin Li, Xinsheng Wu, Tao Zeng, Qi Xu, Liumeng Li, Spyrydonov Vladyslav, Guohong Chen, Lizhi Lu
Summary: TLR7 plays a critical role in detecting viral compounds and stimulating the innate immune response in ducks, with high expression levels in liver, kidney, and thymus. Overexpression of TLR7 significantly enhances the expression of key immune response genes in ducks, indicating its importance in antiviral defense mechanisms.
ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Tiantian Gu, Guoqin Li, Xinsheng Wu, Tao Zeng, Qi Xu, Liumeng Li, Spyrydonov Vladyslav, Guohong Chen, Lizhi Lu
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Tieshan Xu, Zijie Xu, Lizhi Lu, Tao Zeng, Lihong Gu, Yongzhen Huang, Shunjin Zhang, Peng Yang, Yifan Wen, Dajie Lin, Manping Xing, Lili Huang, Guojun Liu, Zhe Chao, Weiping Sun
Summary: This study identified differentially methylated genes (DMGs) related to muscle development, with m6A peaks enriched in coding sequences and start codons. GO and KEGG analyses revealed the association of DMGs with muscle-related pathways. There was a negative correlation between m6A methylation level and mRNA abundance, and a close relationship between differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs) and DMGs, providing insights into the regulation of embryonic skeletal muscle development in goose.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Peishi Feng, Tao Zeng, Hua Yang, Guohong Chen, Jinping Du, Li Chen, Junda Shen, Zhenrong Tao, Ping Wang, Lin Yang, Lizhi Lu
Summary: Through whole-genome resequencing, it was found that Chinese spot-billed ducks and mallards have a close genetic relationship with domestic ducks, indicating the genetic contribution of Chinese spot-billed ducks to domestic ducks. Selective sweep analysis revealed candidate genes and pathways associated with artificial selection, shedding light on the adaptive evolution of domestic ducks under human-induced selective pressures.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Tao Zeng, Yongqing Cao, Tiantian Gu, Li Chen, Yong Tian, Guoqin Li, Junda Shen, Zhenrong Tao, Lizhi Lu
Summary: Accumulated evidence demonstrates that ENO1 plays a crucial role in various pathophysiological processes. The study found that ENO1 expression significantly increased under heat stress, enhancing cell viability and glycolysis levels. Moreover, ENO1's interaction with 70-kDa heat shock protein may protect hepatocytes against heat stress through the focal adhesion kinase-mediated PI3K/Akt pathway.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Tao Zeng, Jianmei Yin, Peishi Feng, Feiran Han, Yong Tian, Yuntong Wang, Tiantian Gu, Yuhui Xu, Yali Liu, Guohui Li, Liang Qu, Li Chen, Lihong Gu, Wenwu Xu, Qian Xue, Qingyu Wei, Yongqing Cao, Peifeng Li, Huiyong Zhang, Guoqin Li, Lijun Liu, Chenghao Zhou, Zhengrong Tao, Junda Shen, Wei Han, Lizhi Lu
Summary: Comparisons of genomic and methylomic changes during the conservation of indigenous chicken breeds in China provide insight into conservation programmes for these breeds and their adaptations to unique environments.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Hanxue Sun, Tiantian Gu, Guoqin Li, Li Chen, Yong Tian, Wenwu Xu, Tao Zeng, Lizhi Lu
Summary: This study investigated the effects of compound probiotics on the growth performance, serum biochemical and immune indices, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal tissue morphology of Shaoxing ducks. The results showed that the compound probiotics improved the growth performance, increased serum biochemical and immune indices, increased antioxidant capacity, and improved the intestinal tissue morphology of Shaoxing ducks.
Article
Biology
Li Chen, Yongqing Cao, Guoqin Li, Yong Tian, Tao Zeng, Tiantian Gu, Wenwu Xu, Oksana Konoval, Lizhi Lu
Summary: The origin and trait differentiation of Chinese and European domestic geese were studied. Chinese domestic geese originated from a common ancestor and showed strong geographical and trait differentiation patterns, while European domestic geese had a more complex origin with Chinese admixture in some modern breeds. Genes related to the nervous system, immunity, and metabolism were primarily selected during domestication in both Chinese and European domestic geese, along with genes related to vision, skeleton, and blood-O2 transport. Additionally, specific genes, such as EXT1, CSMD1, and LHCGR, were identified as potentially responsible for unique traits and behaviors in domestic geese.
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Genetics & Heredity
Li Chen, Xiaorong Gu, Xuetao Huang, Rui Liu, Jinxiu Li, Yiqing Hu, Guoqin Li, Tao Zeng, Yong Tian, Xiaoxiang Hu, Lizhi Lu, Ning Li
