Genome-wide association study identifies variants associated with semen volume in white-feathered broilers
Anim Genet. 2023 Sep 13. doi: 10.1111/age.13358. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSemen is a measure of the reproductive efficiency of roosters, which affects the economic benefits of white-feathered broilers. Over the years, research in this field has mainly focused on hens, while there have been fewer studies on the reproductive traits of roosters. To identify the genes related to the semen traits of roosters, we used a chicken 55 K SNP chip to genetically type the white-feathered population (220) and performed imputation with resequencing data from 97 roosters. In total, 1 048 576 SNPs were obtained and used for genome-wid...
Source: Animal Genetics - September 14, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: G M Zhang P H Liu L Chen J M Zheng G P Zhao W H Xing J Wen Q H Li Source Type: research
Candidate signatures of positive selection for environmental adaptation in indigenous African cattle: A review
Anim Genet. 2023 Sep 11. doi: 10.1111/age.13353. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEnvironmental adaptation traits of indigenous African cattle are increasingly being investigated to respond to the need for sustainable livestock production in the context of unpredictable climatic changes. Several studies have highlighted genomic regions under positive selection probably associated with adaptation to environmental challenges (e.g. heat stress, trypanosomiasis, tick and tick-borne diseases). However, little attention has focused on pinpointing the candidate causative variant(s) controlling the traits. This review compiled inform...
Source: Animal Genetics - September 12, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Sumaya Kambal Abdulfatai Tijjani Sabah A E Ibrahim Mohamed-Khair A Ahmed Joram M Mwacharo Olivier Hanotte Source Type: research
A de novo 2.3 kb structural variant in MITF explains a novel splashed white phenotype in a Thoroughbred family
Anim Genet. 2023 Sep 12. doi: 10.1111/age.13352. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSplashed white in horses is characterized by extensive white patterning on the legs, face and abdomen and may be accompanied by deafness. To date, seven variants in microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) and two variants in Paired Box 3 (PAX3) have been identified to explain this phenotype. A splashed white Thoroughbred stallion, whose sire and dam were not patterned, was hypothesized to have a de novo variant leading to his white coat pattern. A whole-genome sequencing candidate gene approach identified two single nucleotide vari...
Source: Animal Genetics - September 12, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: R R Bellone J Tanaka E Esdaile R B Sutton F Payette L Leduc B J Till A K Abdel-Ghaffar M Hammond K G Magdesian Source Type: research
Candidate signatures of positive selection for environmental adaptation in indigenous African cattle: A review
Anim Genet. 2023 Sep 11. doi: 10.1111/age.13353. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEnvironmental adaptation traits of indigenous African cattle are increasingly being investigated to respond to the need for sustainable livestock production in the context of unpredictable climatic changes. Several studies have highlighted genomic regions under positive selection probably associated with adaptation to environmental challenges (e.g. heat stress, trypanosomiasis, tick and tick-borne diseases). However, little attention has focused on pinpointing the candidate causative variant(s) controlling the traits. This review compiled inform...
Source: Animal Genetics - September 12, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Sumaya Kambal Abdulfatai Tijjani Sabah A E Ibrahim Mohamed-Khair A Ahmed Joram M Mwacharo Olivier Hanotte Source Type: research
A de novo 2.3 kb structural variant in MITF explains a novel splashed white phenotype in a Thoroughbred family
Anim Genet. 2023 Sep 12. doi: 10.1111/age.13352. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSplashed white in horses is characterized by extensive white patterning on the legs, face and abdomen and may be accompanied by deafness. To date, seven variants in microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) and two variants in Paired Box 3 (PAX3) have been identified to explain this phenotype. A splashed white Thoroughbred stallion, whose sire and dam were not patterned, was hypothesized to have a de novo variant leading to his white coat pattern. A whole-genome sequencing candidate gene approach identified two single nucleotide vari...
Source: Animal Genetics - September 12, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: R R Bellone J Tanaka E Esdaile R B Sutton F Payette L Leduc B J Till A K Abdel-Ghaffar M Hammond K G Magdesian Source Type: research
In Memoriam
Anim Genet. 2023 Oct;54(5):587-590. doi: 10.1111/age.13354. Epub 2023 Aug 30.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37649235 | DOI:10.1111/age.13354 (Source: Animal Genetics)
Source: Animal Genetics - August 31, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
In Memoriam
Anim Genet. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/age.13354. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37649235 | DOI:10.1111/age.13354 (Source: Animal Genetics)
Source: Animal Genetics - August 31, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
In Memoriam
Anim Genet. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/age.13354. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37649235 | DOI:10.1111/age.13354 (Source: Animal Genetics)
Source: Animal Genetics - August 31, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
In Memoriam
Anim Genet. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/age.13354. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37649235 | DOI:10.1111/age.13354 (Source: Animal Genetics)
Source: Animal Genetics - August 31, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
In Memoriam
Anim Genet. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/age.13354. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37649235 | DOI:10.1111/age.13354 (Source: Animal Genetics)
Source: Animal Genetics - August 31, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
In Memoriam
Anim Genet. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/age.13354. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37649235 | DOI:10.1111/age.13354 (Source: Animal Genetics)
Source: Animal Genetics - August 31, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
In Memoriam
Anim Genet. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/age.13354. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37649235 | DOI:10.1111/age.13354 (Source: Animal Genetics)
Source: Animal Genetics - August 31, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
In Memoriam
Anim Genet. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/age.13354. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37649235 | DOI:10.1111/age.13354 (Source: Animal Genetics)
Source: Animal Genetics - August 31, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
In Memoriam
Anim Genet. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/age.13354. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37649235 | DOI:10.1111/age.13354 (Source: Animal Genetics)
Source: Animal Genetics - August 31, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
In Memoriam
Anim Genet. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/age.13354. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37649235 | DOI:10.1111/age.13354 (Source: Animal Genetics)
Source: Animal Genetics - August 31, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
