The interleukin 4 receptor gene and its role in recurrent airway obstruction in Swiss Warmblood horses.

abstract：:As part of a whole genome scan undertaken to detect quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting milk yield and composition, we have genotyped a granddaughter design comprising 1152 sons for six microsatellite markers spanning bovine chromosome 20. An analysis performed across families provided strong evidence (experiment-...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Arranz JJ,Coppieters W,Berzi P,Cambisano N,Grisart B,Karim L,Marcq F,Moreau L,Mezer C,Riquet J,Simon P,Vanmanshoven P,Wagenaar D,Georges M

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goat CSN1S2 locus is characterized by the presence of three alleles, A, B and C, all associated with about 2.5 g/l of protein per allele. The SDS-PAGE analysis of 441 individual milk samples obtained from goats belonging to a population reared in Southern Italy showed that the milk produced by three goats did not ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Ramunno L,Longobardi E,Pappalardo M,Rando A,Di Gregorio P,Cosenza G,Mariani P,Pastore N,Masina P

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the Swiss breeding association reported an increasing number of white-spotted cattle in the Brown Swiss breed, which is normally solid brown coloured. A total of 60 Brown Swiss cattle with variably sized white abdominal spots, facial markings and depigmented claws were collected for this study. A genome-wide...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Hofstetter S,Seefried F,Häfliger IM,Jagannathan V,Leeb T,Drögemüller C

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stearoyl-CoA desaturase (delta-9-desaturase; SCD) gene is a candidate gene for fatty acid composition. It is located on pig SSC14 in a region where quantitative trait loci (QTL) for fatty acid composition were previously detected in a Duroc purebred population. The objective of the present study was to fine map th...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Uemoto Y,Nakano H,Kikuchi T,Sato S,Ishida M,Shibata T,Kadowaki H,Kobayashi E,Suzuki K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovine hereditary chondrodysplasia, or spider lamb syndrome (SLS), is a genetic disorder that is characterized by severe skeletal abnormalities and has resulted in substantial economic losses for sheep producers. Here we demonstrate that a non-synonymous T>A transversion in the highly conserved tyrosine kinase II domai...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Beever JE,Smit MA,Meyers SN,Hadfield TS,Bottema C,Albretsen J,Cockett NE

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic imprinting is a mammalian developmental process that uses epigenetic mechanisms to induce monoallelic and parental-specific expression of particular autosomal genes. A crucial epigenetic event consists of DNA methylation of CpG-islands, which become differentially methylated regions (DMRs) on the maternal and ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Colosimo A,Di Rocco G,Curini V,Russo V,Capacchietti G,Berardinelli P,Mattioli M,Barboni B

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ovine NRAMP1 and cervine NRAMP1 cDNAs were cloned by RT PCR of RNA derived from macrophage enriched leukocyte preparations. The complete coding and 3' regions were sequenced. Both sheep and deer NRAMP1 proteins are 548 amino acids long. There are 77 and 73 amino acid differences, respectively, compared to the mous...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Matthews GD,Crawford AM

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Work on Belgian Blue cattle revealed that an 11 base pair (bp) deletion within the bovine myostatin gene (GDF8) is associated with the double-muscled phenotype seen in this breed. Investigations focusing on other European breeds known to show double-muscling identified several mutations within the coding region of the...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Smith JA,Lewis AM,Wiener P,Williams JL

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, linkage of a DNA microsatellite marker to inherited copper toxicosis has been reported in American Bedlington terrier families. Due to the fact that there is little exchange of breeding stock between the USA and Europe, it remains to be investigated whether in Europe the marker is informative and is linked w...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Rothuizen J,Ubbink GJ,van Zon P,Teske E,van den Ingh TS,Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan V

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three polymorphisms were identified in a 1.6-kb fragment of the porcine calpastatin (CAST) gene and these polymorphisms were used for genetic linkage mapping. Linkage analysis revealed significant linkage of CAST to five microsatellites previously mapped to porcine chromosome 2; these microsatellites were S0010, S0226...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Ernst CW,Robic A,Yerle M,Wang L,Rothschild MF

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to identify twinning rate quantitative trait loci (QTL) by typing pooled samples in a preliminary screening followed by interval mapping to test QTL effects. Four elite North American Holstein half-sib sire families with high twinning rate predicted transmitting abilities (PTA) were use...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Cobanoglu O,Berger PJ,Kirkpatrick BW

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantitative assessment of genetic diversity within and between populations is important for decision-making in genetic conservation plans. In our study, we applied the livestock core set method to define the contribution of 15 cattle breeds, 11 of which are Portuguese indigenous cattle breeds, to genetic diversit...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Mateus JC,Eding H,Penedo MC,Rangel-Figueiredo MT

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel gene that was predicted to encode a long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) transcript was identified in a previous study that aimed to detect candidate genes related to growth rate differences between Chinese local breed Gushi chickens and Anka broilers. To characterise the biological function of the lncRNA, we cloned an...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Mei X,Kang X,Liu X,Jia L,Li H,Li Z,Jiang R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2015, cholesterol deficiency (CD) was reported for the first time as a new recessive defect in Holstein cattle. After GWAS mapping and identification of a disease-associated haplotype, a causative loss-of-function variant in APOB was identified. CD-clinically affected APOB homozygotes showed poor development, inter...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Häfliger IM,Hofstetter S,Mock T,Stettler MH,Meylan M,Mehinagic K,Stokar-Regenscheit N,Drögemüller C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alloimmune reagent has been produced that distinguishes the equine factor Df in the D phenogroup, cfmqr, from that occurring in cefmqr and dfklr. Using this reagent it has been possible to correctly genotype Dc, d, f, k, l, m, q and r positive cells without recourse to family data. ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Bell K,Colling DT

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) in Africa remains largely unknown. After being first introduced from the Near East, sheep gradually spread through the African continent with pastoral societies. The eastern part of Africa was important either for the first diffusion of sheep southward or for putative seconda...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Resende A,Gonçalves J,Muigai AW,Pereira F

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Icelandic horse is a breed known mainly for its ability to perform the ambling four-beat gait 'tölt' and the lateral two-beat gait pace. The natural ability of the breed to perform these alternative gaits is highly desired by breeders. Therefore, the discovery that a nonsense mutation (C>A) in the DMRT3 gene was t...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Jäderkvist Fegraeus K,Hirschberg I,Árnason T,Andersson L,Velie BD,Andersson LS,Lindgren G

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationships between behavioural trait data and the genotype of 15 polymorphisms in eight neurotransmitter-related genes were analysed in 77 dogs of the Shiba Inu breed, an indigenous Japanese dog. The data were obtained from a 26-item questionnaire on the dog's behaviour, distributed to the dog's owners, through...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Takeuchi Y,Kaneko F,Hashizume C,Masuda K,Ogata N,Maki T,Inoue-Murayama M,Hart BL,Mori Y

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic diversity in the second domain exon of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) major histocompatibility complex (Mhc) class I was investigated in two dams and nine of their haploid offspring by means of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequence analysis. A similar study was also performed on nine diploid offsprin...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Grimholt U,Olsaker I,Lingaas F,Lie O

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ligneous membranitis (LM) is a rare chronic inflammatory condition of the mucous membranes associated with plasminogen (encoded by PLG) deficiency in affected humans and dogs. In human, the condition is genetic in nature with numerous mutations and polymorphisms in PLG identified in affected individuals and related fa...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Ainsworth S,Carter S,Fisher C,Dawson J,Makrides L,Nuttall T,Mason SL

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：:Seventy-five individuals of Bubalus bubalis belonging to four different breeds, three of river buffalo and one of swamp buffalo, were studied for polymorphism in MHC DRB (Bubu-DRB) and DRA (Bubu-DRA) loci. Eight alleles of Bubu-DRB were found, and all alleles in the swamp type were shared with the three river breeds. ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Sena L,Schneider MP,Brenig B,Honeycutt RL,Womack JE,Skow LC

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the economic interest of the fatty acid profile in pigs, no gene has been convincingly associated with this trait so far. Here, the porcine microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTTP) gene, which plays a crucial role in the assembly of nascent lipoproteins, has been analysed as a positional candidate gene ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Estellé J,Fernández AI,Pérez-Enciso M,Fernández A,Rodríguez C,Sánchez A,Noguera JL,Folch JM

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:Marker-assisted selection (MAS) uses genetic marker genotypes to predict an animal's production potential and will provide additional selection information for progeny testing. With the discovery of highly polymorphic microsatellite markers, the tools now exist to begin the search for economic trait loci (ETL), which ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Ashwell MS,Rexroad CE Jr,Miller RH,VanRaden PM

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protected designation of origin dry-cured hams are the most important productions of the Italian heavy pig industry. Hams capable of minimal seasoning losses produce better quality dry-cured hams. Ham weight loss during the first 7 days in brine (first salting) is highly correlated with the total loss of weight up to ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Fontanesi L,Schiavo G,Gallo M,Baiocco C,Galimberti G,Bovo S,Russo V,Buttazzoni L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three electrophoretic variants of erythrocyte malic enzyme (ME) in goats were reported. Inheritance data indicate that they are controlled by codominant alleles. The allele frequencies in four Mediterranean populations are given. ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Di Stasio L,Rasero R,Fiandra P,Giaccone P

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systems involving many variables are important in population and quantitative genetics, for example, in multi-trait prediction of breeding values and in exploration of multi-locus associations. We studied departures of the joint distribution of sets of genetic variables from independence. New measures of association b...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Gianola D,Manfredi E,Simianer H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni is one of the most common causes of human bacterial enteritis worldwide. The molecular mechanisms of the host responses of chickens to C. jejuni colonization are not well understood. We have previously found differences in C. jejuni colonization at 7-days post-inoculation (pi) between two genetic ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Li XY,Swaggerty CL,Kogut MH,Chiang HI,Wang Y,Genovese KJ,He H,Pevzner IY,Zhou HJ

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pioneering study showed that the glycosphingolipid biosynthesis-globo series pathway genes (FUT1, FUT2, ST3GAL1, HEXA, HEXB, B3GALNT1 and NAGA) may play an important regulatory role in resistance to Escherichia coli F18 in piglets. Therefore, we analysed differential gene expression in 11 tissues of two populations ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Dong WH,Dai CH,Sun L,Wang J,Sun SY,Zhu GQ,Wu SL,Bao WB

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00