National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFF1000103);Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF under Grant Number GZC20240620.
Background Mobile element variants(MEVs)have a significant and complex impact on genomic diversity and phe-notypic traits.However,the quantity,distribution,and relationship with gene expression and complex traits of M...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. U20A2002);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2023T160284);recipient of a research productivity fellowship from CNPq (National Council of Scientific and Technological Development) in Brazil
Background Milk synthesis in lactating animals demands high energy metabolism,which results in an increased production of reactive oxygen metabolites(ROM)causing an imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants thereby ...
supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M723370);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA23080603)。
Background Rosemary extract(RE)has been reported to exert antioxidant property.However,the application of RE in late-phase laying hens on egg quality,intestinal barrier and microbiota,and oviductal function has not be...
partially funded by the Virginia Cattle Industry Board and the Virginia Agriculture Council;VT Open Access Subvention Fund for the partial support of the publication fees
Background A gap currently exists between genetic variants and the underlying cell and tissue biology of a trait,and expression quantitative trait loci(eQTL)studies provide important information to help close that gap...
financially supported by the China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA (project number CARS-41,Beijing, P. R.China);the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program(ASTIP-IAS09, Beijing, P. R. China)
Background:The current calcium(Ca)recommendation for broilers is primarily based on studies conducted more than 30 years ago with birds of markedly different productive potentials from those which exist today.And the ...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(31790413);supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(31760657)。
Background:Short tandem repeats(STRs)were recently found to have significant impacts on gene expression and diseases in humans,but their roles on gene expression and complex traits in pigs remain unexplored.This study...
supported by grant UMO-2017/25/N/NZ9/01822 funded by the National Science Centre in Cracow(Poland).
Background:Epigenetic regulation of the gene expression results from interaction between the external environment and transcription of the genetic information encoded in DNA.Methylated CpG regions within the gene prom...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31930105);China Agriculture Research Systems(CARS-40);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2020 M680028).
Background:Heterosis is an important biological phenomenon that has been extensively utilized in agricultural breeding.However,negative heterosis is also pervasively observed in nature,which can cause unfavorable impa...
This work was supported by a Start-up grant from CTAHR University of Hawaii at Manoa,and USDA Multistate(2052R)to B.M.Apart from providing funds,these organizations were not involved in any experimental procedure and manuscript preparation.
Background:Heat stress is a significant problem in the poultry industry,causing a severe economic loss due to its detrimental effects on chickens’health and performance.Dried plum(DP)is a good source of minerals,vita...
supported in part by the Korea Research Fellowship Program(2019H1D3A1A01071142);through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)and by the Forest Science Technology R&D Program(2020193C10-2022-BA01);provided by Korea Forest Service(Korea Forestry Promotion Institute).
High ambient temperatures are a critical challenge in the poultry industry which is a key producer of the animal-based food.To evaluate heat stress levels,various parameters have been used,including growth rates,blood...