Genetic variation at the MHC in a population of introduced wild turkeys.

abstract：:The synthesis of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) is temperature-dependent and its response is considered as a cellular thermometer in response to thermal stress. The variation in HSP70 gene expression has been positively correlated with thermo-tolerance. Three different goat populations (Black Bengal, Ganjam and Raighar...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Mohalik PK,Sahoo SS,Mishra C,Dash SK,Nayak G

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an acute, highly contagious, and economically devastating viral disease of domestic and wildlife species. For effective implementation of FMD control program, there is an imperative need for developing a rapid, sensitive, and specific diagnostics which help in the identification of sero...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Dash L,Subramaniam S,Khulape SA,Prusty BR,Pargai K,Narnaware SD,Patil NV,Pattnaik B

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of genes and their regulation during lactation in Ghezel sheep breed remains less understood. To explore the underlying molecular mechanism of the lactation process in the mammary gland, transcriptome profiles of Iranian fat-tailed Ghezel sheep breed milk at two stages, before (BF) and after peak (AF) s...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Farhadian M,Rafat SA,Panahi B,Ebrahimie E

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Meat quality traits (MQTs) are very important in the porcine industry, which are mainly determined by skeletal muscle fiber composition, extra-muscular and/or intramuscular fat content. To identify the differentially expressed candidate genes affecting the meat quality traits, first we compared the MQTs and skeletal m...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Xu X,Mishra B,Qin N,Sun X,Zhang S,Yang J,Xu R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactoferrin (LF), an ~80 kDa iron-binding glycoprotein, modulates many biological effects, including antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities. Recently, it was shown that LF also regulates bone cell activity, suggesting its therapeutic effect on postmenopausal bone loss. However, a minimal amount is known regardi...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Li Q,Zhao J,Hu W,Wang J,Yu T,Dai Y,Li N

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin is a hormone synthesized and secreted primarily in adipose cells that help to regulate energy balance. This study examined the associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the rabbit leptin gene with growth traits, slaughter traits and physicochemical parameters of New Zealand White (NZW) and Belgian Gian...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Migdal L,Koziol K,Palka S,Migdal W,Zabek T,Otwinowska-Mindur A,Migdal A,Kmiecik M,Maj D,Bieniek J

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to identify polymorphisms in CACNA2D1 gene and their association with clinical mastitis and production traits. Exon 18 and its flanking regions were screened for the presence of SNPs. Statistical analysis was performed to identify association of period of birth, breed, and genotype with...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Magotra A,Gupta ID,Verma A,Alex R,Mr V,Ahmad T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian transvaginal ultrasonography (OTU) has been used world-wide for commercial ovum pick-up programs for in vitro embryo production in elite herds, providing an excellent model for the elucidation of factors controlling bovine oocyte developmental competence. Noninvasive sampling and treatment of ovarian structure...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Velazquez MA,Kues WA,Niemann H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Cas9/sgRNA RNA-guided endonuclease expression system including a codon-optimized Streptococcus pyogenes A20 Cas9 recombinant protein expression vector and a spacer-guide chimeric RNA expression vector using the porcine U6 promoter was constructed for application in pigs. Only the Flag2-NLS1-Cas9-NLS2 recombinant pro...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Su YH,Lin TY,Huang CL,Tu CF,Chuang CK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) I74 V, a gene polymorphism associated with unsaturated fatty acid contents, was discovered in Japanese Black cattle. Individuals with FABP4 I/I genotype contain a significantly high level of palmitoleic acid compared to those with FABP4 V/V genotype. It remains unknown how the FABP...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Yonekura S,Hirota S,Miyazaki H,Tokutake Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the research was to evaluate real-time PCR (qPCR) as an alternate method for quantitative detection of Brucella abortus strain 544 (S544) in the spleen of mice for potency testing of live B. abortus strain 19 (S19) vaccine. IS711 and eryC gene-based qPCR were optimized for calculating copy number. The copy ...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Gupta T,Rawat M,Kumar B,Varshney R,Chakravarti S,Qureshi S

更新日期：2020-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to confirm the widespread existence of alternative splicing of lactate dehydrogenase c (ldhc) gene in mammals. RT-PCR was employed to amplify cDNAs of ldhc from testes of mammals including pig, dog, rabbit, cat, rat, and mouse, as well as pigeon. Two to six kinds of splice varian...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Huang L,Lin Y,Jin S,Liu W,Xu Y,Zheng Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolactin is a versatile hormone with multiple activities, including a negative control on egg production. This study was conducted to genotype all the coding portions of the prl gene using PCR-SSCP-sequencing, and to investigate the effects of amino acid substitutions of the prl gene on the structure and function of ...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Al-Shuhaib MBS,Al-Kafajy FR,Al-Jashami GS

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:High concentrate (HC) diet feeding leads to the lysis of rumen microbes and the release of hazardous metabolites, which can trigger inflammatory responses, thereby impairing dairy cow health and production. γ-D-glutamyl-meso-diaminopimelic acid (iE-DAP), which constitutes the peptidoglycan (PGN) layer of bacteria, is ...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Wang Y,Gao Q,Cheng X,Chang G,Roy AC,Shen X

更新日期：2021-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This study elucidated the molecular markers that decrease oocyte quality during in vitro culture, restricting optimal developmental potential. Here, we evaluated the transcriptomic differences between cysteamine-treated and non-treated bovine cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) after 22 h of co-culture in the maturation m...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Chowdhury MMR,Park J,Afrin F,Ko YG,Kim CL,Lee SS,Kim SW

更新日期：2020-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Local chicken populations are a major source of food in the rural areas of Algeria. However, their origin has not been well characterized. The objectives of this study were to assess genetic diversity and maternal origin of domestic chicken from five agro-ecological regions of western Algeria: coastal (CT), inland pla...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Boudali SF,Al-Jumaili AS,Bouandas A,Mahammi FZ,Tabet Aoul N,Hanotte O,Gaouar SBS

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Growth and carcass traits are of great economic importance in livestock production. A large number of quantitative trait loci (QTL) have been identified for growth and carcass traits on porcine chromosome one (SSC1). A key positional candidate for this chromosomal region is TGFBR1 (transforming growth factor...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Chen K,Hawken R,Flickinger GH,Rodriguez-Zas SL,Rund LA,Wheeler MB,Abrahamsen M,Rutherford MS,Beever JE,Schook LB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The GPR120 gene (also known as FFAR4 or O3FAR1) encodes for a functional omega-3 fatty acid receptor/sensor that mediates potent insulin sensitizing effects by repressing macrophage-induced tissue inflammation. For its functional role, GPR120 could be considered a potential target gene in animal nutrigenetics. In this...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Fontanesi L,Bertolini F,Scotti E,Schiavo G,Colombo M,Trevisi P,Ribani A,Buttazzoni L,Russo V,Dall'Olio S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trace sequences from the 2X alpaca genome sequencing effort were examined to identify simple sequence repeats (microsatellites) for genetic studies. A total of 6,685 repeat-containing sequences were downloaded from GenBank, processed, and assembled into contigs representing an estimated 4,278 distinct sequences. This ...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Reed KM,Chaves LD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternative splicing of pre-mRNA can contribute to differences between tissues or cells either by regulating gene expression or creating proteins with various functions encoded by one gene. The number of investigated alternative splice events in pig has so far been limited. In this study we have investigated alternati...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Nygard AB,Jørgensen CB,Cirera S,Fredholm M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine pyruvate carboxylase (PC; EC 6.4.1.1) cDNA was cloned by reverse transcription (RT) PCR. The coding region plus 3' untranslated region (UTR) of PC mRNA is 3926 bases and encodes 1178 amino acid PC precursor protein. A 5' rapid amplification of cDNA ends protocol was used to clone the 5' end of the mRNA. Six 5'U...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Agca C,Bidwell CA,Donkin SS

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calpains are Ca2+-dependent intracellular cysteine proteases, including the ubiquitously expressed micro- and m-calpains. Both are heterodimers, consisting of a distinct catalytic subunit and a common regulatory subunit. We describe cloning and sequencing of the calpain small (regulatory) subunit (cpns) cDNA from rain...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Salem M,Nath J,Killefer J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first hypervariable (HV1) region of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of two popular Nigerian goat breeds: West African Dwarf (WAD) (n=35) and Red Sokoto (RS) (n=37) and one exotic breed: Kalahari Red (KR) (n=38) imported from South Africa were sequenced to investigate sequence diversity, genetic structure, origin, and de...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Awotunde EO,Bemji MN,Olowofeso O,James IJ,Ajayi OO,Adebambo AO

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of probiotics on pre-weaning performance, muscle, and fat deposition and serum metabolite profiles in male and female Senepol calves. Thirty new-born Senepol calves, 15 males and 15 females, were randomly allocated to the following treatments: CON a control group th...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Gandra JR,Pedrini CA,Cônsolo NRB,Acosta AP,Seno LO,Barbosa LCGS,Noia IZ,Buarque VLM,Padilla ARH,Colnago LA,Gandra ERS

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosome 8 (SSC8) is an important one in the swine genome because it has been shown to harbor several economically important quantitative trait loci (QTL). The entire porcine chromosome 8 was microdissected and amplified by degenerate oligonucleotide primer (DOP) PCR. The PCR product was then enriched for (CA)n micr...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Wang Z,Rohrer G,Stone R,Troyer D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In pigs, susceptibility to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) K88 strains (locus F4bcR) is determined by a dominant allele, with the recessive allele determining resistance. The susceptible allele also appeared to be associated with higher growth rate even with discordant results. A single nucleotide polymorphism...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Fontanesi L,Bertolini F,Dall'Olio S,Buttazzoni L,Gallo M,Russo V

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinguishing between bull Y- and X-bearing sperm populations is advantageous for techniques using sexed bull semen. The aim of this study was to produce a single-chain fragment variable (scFv) antibody against plasma membrane epitopes on bull Y-bearing sperm. Variable heavy (VH)- and variable light (VL)-region genes...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Thaworn W,Hongsibsong S,Thongkham M,Mekchay S,Pattanawong W,Sringarm K

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed SLC27A1, a candidate gene for milk production traits in Chinese Holstein cattle. DNA was extracted from the blood of 48 top Chinese Holstein Cattle selected according to phenotypic character and mixed into DNA pool for SNP detection. We tested blood samples of these cattle for SNPs in exon 3 and the 3'-fla...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Lv Y,Wei C,Zhang L,Lu G,Liu K,Du L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene expression profiles of blood can reflect the physiopathologic status of the immune system. The dynamic microRNA (miRNA) expression profiles of peripheral blood from pigs at different developmental stages, and how differential expression of miRNAs might relate to immune system development, are unknown. In this stu...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Zhong Z,Zhu X,Tang Q,Hong L,Gu Y,He Z,Tao X,Yang X,Liang Y,Shen L,Tan Y,Zeng K,Ying S,Yang Y,Lei Y,Wang Y,Gong J,Chen X,Zhou R,Zhu L,Lv X

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequence of 2,193 nucleotides from the bovine T-cell receptor alpha/delta joining gene region (TCRADJ) was determined and compared with the corresponding human and murine sequences. The identity was 75.3% for the comparison of the Bos taurus vs. the Homo sapiens sequence and 63.8% for the Bos taurus vs. the Mus mu...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Fries R,Ewald D,Thaller G,Buitkamp J

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00