Genome-Wide Association Study of Body Weight Traits in Texel and Kazakh Crossbred Sheep
Sheng Wang, Mingjun Liu, Huiguo Zhang, Sangang He, Wenrong Li, Long Liang · 2024
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Sheng Wang and co-authors scan the genomes of crossbred sheep for genes tied to body weight, in a 2024 paper. Kazakh sheep cope with cold, dry country and yield meat and fat, while Texel sheep are prized for fine meat. Their crosses show strong quality gains. Weight at each growth stage drives meat yield and farm income, so the team hunted the DNA behind it.
The researchers read fifty thousand DNA markers in hybrid lambs and cleaned both the genetic and weight data carefully. Weights were tracked at birth, before weaning, and after weaning. Several genome-scan models then tested which markers travel with heavier lambs at each stage. The goal is a set of markers breeders can select on, speeding the breeding of crosses that keep Kazakh hardiness with Texel meat quality.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sheng Wang, Mingjun Liu, Huiguo Zhang, Sangang He, Wenrong Li, Long Liang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |