Direct sequencing and bidirectional allele specific polymerase chain reaction of the bovine beta-casein B variant.

abstract：:A fragment of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region (approximately 700 bp) was sequenced in 104 individuals from 20 breeds (three Chinese domestic breeds, five recently derived breeds and 12 introduced breeds) of domestic rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus. Nineteen sites were polymorphic, with 18 transitions and one i...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Long JR,Qiu XP,Zeng FT,Tang LM,Zhang YP

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined whether black/yellow coat colour in Labrador retrievers is controlled by allelic variants at the extension locus. As the gene encoding the melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor (MC1R) has been shown to correspond to the extension locus in several species, we have determined the genomic MC1R sequence...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Everts RE,Rothuizen J,van Oost BA

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), a polytocous livestock species, the number of teats indirectly impacts the doe reproduction efficiency and, in turn, the sustainable production of rabbit meat. In this study, we carried out a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for the total number of teats in 247 Itali...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Bovo S,Schiavo G,Utzeri VJ,Ribani A,Schiavitto M,Buttazzoni L,Negrini R,Fontanesi L

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal fat content is an economically important trait in commercially bred chickens. Although many quantitative trait loci (QTL) related to fat deposition have been detected, the resolution for these regions is low and functional variants are still unknown. The current study was conducted aiming at increasing resol...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Moreira GC,Godoy TF,Boschiero C,Gheyas A,Gasparin G,Andrade SC,Paduan M,Montenegro H,Burt DW,Ledur MC,Coutinho LL

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic DNA, prepared from 12 animals from four sheep flocks, was digested with either HaeIII or HinfI and probed with three DNA fingerprinting probes. Mean DNA fingerprint band sharing and band frequency calculated for each flock were used to estimate genetic diversity. Each of the DNA fingerprinting systems showed t...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Hermans IF,Morris CA,Chambers GK,Towers NR,Jordan TW

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal growth relative to food energy input is of key importance to agricultural production. Several recent studies highlighted genetic markers associated with food conversion efficiency in beef cattle, and there is now a requirement to validate these associations in additional populations and to assess their potentia...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Littlejohn M,Grala T,Sanders K,Walker C,Waghorn G,Macdonald K,Spelman R,Davis S,Snell R

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dexter cattle carry a genetic defect causing a dwarf phenotype in the heterozygotes (Dx+/-), while homozygotes (Dx+/+) are stillborn with extreme shortening of limbs and gross craniofacial defects and are described as 'bulldog' calves. The heterozygous phenotype has been likened to achondroplastic dwarfism in humans (...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Usha AP,Lester DH,Williams JL

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers specific to exon 2 of the bovine lymphocyte antigen (BoLA)-DRB3 gene were successfully used to amplify the equivalent region in 469 American bison (Bison bison). In domestic cattle, alleles of DRB3 are assigned through a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis o...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Morris BG,Spencer MC,Stabile S,Dodd JN

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of the major histocompatibility (B) complex and sex on the phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) wattle response was studied in 136 segregants (B2/B2, B2/B5 and B5/B5) of a fourth generation cross between inbred lines 6(1) and 15(1). At 6 weeks of age, chickens were injected with 100 micrograms purified PHA-P. Wattl...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Taylor RL Jr,Cotter PF,Wing TL,Briles WE

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Siamese cat has a highly recognized coat colour phenotype that expresses pigment at the extremities of the body, such as the ears, tail and paws. This temperature-sensitive colouration causes a 'mask' on the face and the phenotype is commonly referred to as 'pointed'. Burmese is an allelic variant that is less tem...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Lyons LA,Imes DL,Rah HC,Grahn RA

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important aim in animal breeding is the improvement of growth and meat quality traits. Previous studies have demonstrated that genetic variants in the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene have a relatively large effect on human obesity as well as on body composition in rodents and, more recently, in livestock...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Jevsinek Skok D,Kunej T,Kovac M,Malovrh S,Potocnik K,Petric N,Zgur S,Dovc P,Horvat S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparative anchor tagged sequence (CATS) consensus primers from loci mapped to human chromosomes 9, 10, 20, and 22 have been used to amplify homologous loci in pigs. Of 53, CATS primers tested in pigs, only 23 yielded products homologous to the human locus (42% success). Ten loci were physically mapped (43% success r...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Lee JH,Zhang W,Moran C

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feed efficiency and growth are the most important traits in pig production, and very few genetic markers have been reported to be associated with feed efficiency. The suppressor of cytokine signalling-2 (encoded by SOCS2) is the main negative regulator of somatic growth, and the knockout of SOCS2 and naturally mutant ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Chen Y,Piper E,Zhang Y,Tier B,Graser HU,Luxford BG,Moran C

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma samples of 1126 dogs belonging to 21 different European breeds were analysed by two-dimensional agarose gel (pH 5.4 or pH 8.6)--horizontal polyacrylamide gel (pH 9.0) electrophoresis, followed by general-protein staining of gels. Genetic polymorphism was detected for five as yet unidentified proteins designated...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Juneja RK,Arnold IC,Gahne B,Bouw J

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drip loss, one of the most important meat quality traits, is characterized by low heritability. To date, the genetic factors affecting the drip loss trait have not been clearly elucidated. The objective of this study was to identify critical candidate genes affecting drip loss. First, we generated a Pietrain × Duroc ×...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Li B,Liu K,Weng Q,Li P,Wei W,Li Q,Chen J,Huang R,Wu W,Liu H

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsatellite polymorphisms are finding increasing use in genetics. In addition to the random isolation of microsatellite markers, such markers can also be developed from sequences already present in public domain databases. An advantage of public domain databases is that these microsatellites are known to be located...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Crooijmans RP,van der Poel JJ,Groenen MA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R), a G-protein coupled receptor, is implicated in mediating the effect of leptin on food intake and energy balance. A previous candidate gene study reported an association between an MC4R missense mutation (Asp298Asn) and fatness, growth and feed intake in pigs. To assess this associat...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Park HB,Carlborg O,Marklund S,Andersson L

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new alleles at the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) mannose-6-phosphate isomerase (E.C. 5.3.1.8, MPI) locus are proposed to account for phenotypes observed after starch gel electrophoresis and enzymatic staining of red cell lysates and tissues. Population data from various wild and domestic rabbit populations are p...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Vieira J,Ferrand N

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten alloantisera defining five major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II specificities of the bovine lymphocyte antigen (BoLA) complex were produced and characterized. Eight antisera defining four of the specificities were generated by immunizing cattle with class I compatible-class II incompatible lymphocytes. ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Davies CJ,Antczak DF

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the origin and genetic diversity of Italian horses, mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequences were generated for 163 horses from seven breeds. Sequence analysis of a 480-bp segment revealed a total of 84 haplotypes with 57 polymorphic sites, indicating multiple maternal origins and high genetic diversity. Compa...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Bigi D,Perrotta G,Zambonelli P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The KIT locus has been suggested to be a strong candidate region linked with whole-body roan in the F(2) population produced by intercrosses between Landrace and Korean Native pigs. In this manuscript, we report the finding of a novel alternative splicing event in the porcine KIT gene that results in the skipping of e...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Lim HT,Zhong T,Cho IC,Seo BY,Kim JH,Lee SS,Ko MS,Park HB,Kim BW,Lee JH,Jeon JT

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) in horses is the result of an interaction of genetic and environmental factors and shares many characteristics with human asthma. Many studies have suggested that the interleukin-4 receptor gene (IL4R) is associated with this disease, and a QTL region on chromosome 13 containing IL4R...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Klukowska-Rötzler J,Swinburne JE,Drögemüller C,Dolf G,Janda J,Leeb T,Gerber V

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction of triploidization in fish is a very common practice in aquaculture. Although triploidization has been applied successfully in many salmonid species, little is known about the epigenetic mechanisms implicated in the maintenance of the normal functions of the new polyploid genome. By means of methylation-...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Covelo-Soto L,Leunda PM,Pérez-Figueroa A,Morán P

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to obtain monoclonal alloantibodies against bovine blood group antigens, lymph node cells from calves immunized with bovine red blood cells (RBC) were fused with either murine NSO/1 myeloma cells or a HAT sensitive murine x bovine heterohybridoma cell line. Both fusion partners resulted in heterohybridoma cel...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Hønberg LS,Larsen B

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The London strain of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was created by interbreeding three other strains of rainbow trout and therefore was expected to have higher levels of genetic variation than other strains of rainbow trout. We examined 129 London strain rainbow trout from Indiana by allozyme electrophoresis to a...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Gregg RE,Rhodes OE,Armstrong G

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 419 individuals of four breeds with differing fecundity (Rhoenschaf, Merinolandschaf, East Friesian Milksheep, Romanov) and several wild sheep of the Ovis musimon, O. orientalis, O. vignei and O. ammon groups were screened for genetic variation at the beta A-inhibin (INHBA) locus with up to 11 enzymes. The ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Leyhe B,Hiendleder S,Jaeger C,Wassmuth R

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colostrum intake is critical to a piglet's survival and can be measured by precipitating out the γ-immunoglobulins from serum with ammonium sulfate (immunocrit). Genetic analysis of immunocrits on 5312 piglets indicated that the heritabilities (se) for direct and maternal effects were 0.13 (0.06) and 0.53 (0.08) respe...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Rohrer GA,Rempel LA,Miles JR,Keele JW,Wiedmann RT,Vallet JL

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA editing is a post-transcription maturation process that diversifies genomically encoded information and can lead to transcriptome diversity. Thanks to next-generation sequencing technologies, a large number of editing sites have been identified in different species. Although this mechanism is well described in mam...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Shafiei H,Bakhtiarizadeh MR,Salehi A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptorchidism is the most common disorder of sex development in dogs and testosterone plays a crucial role in the inguinal phase of the testes descending into the scrotum. The molecular background of impaired testosterone synthesis in the testes of cryptorchid dogs is poorly elucidated. In this study, we analyzed the...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Krzeminska P,Stachowiak M,Skrzypski M,Nowak T,Maslak A,Switonski M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Performance data for 164,046 Thoroughbreds entered in a race or official barrier trial in Australia were provided by Racing Information Services Australia. Analyses estimating the heritability for a range of racing performance traits using a single-trait animal model were performed using ASREML-R. Log of cumulative ea...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Velie BD,Hamilton NA,Wade CM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00