Goats are important livestock species worldwide, due to their valuable commodities,
including meat, milk, dairy products, fleece, and skin. Most of the economically important …

Many studies highlighted potential associations of β-casein A1 with specific human diseases
and a minor digestibility of milk, due to the bioactive peptide β-casomorphin 7 (BCM-7) …

Abstract SMAD family member 1 (SMAD1) is phosphorylated and activated by the BMP
receptors, which help regulate ovulation rate, cell growth, apoptosis, and development …

Dog breeders often require breeding soundness evaluations which include andrological
examinations of the genital organs, hormone measurements, and semen analyses. During …

Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) is a commercially important species in global
aquaculture and most successfully invasive freshwater shrimp in China. In order to …

SMAD1, SMAD2, and SMAD3 are important transcription factors downstream of the TGF-
β/SMAD signaling pathway that mediates several physiological processes. In the current …

Ewing tumor‐associated antigen 1 (ETAA1) is an important candidate gene for fat deposition
in sheep. This study aimed to investigate the indel variations in the ETAA1 gene and their …

Growth traits are important economic characteristics of livestock and poultry. In the present
study, the expression features of KLF15 and the relationship between KLF15 gene …

Functioning as a key regulator of circadian rhythms, the PER2 gene exerts a substantial
impact on the reproductive traits of animals. However, the effect of the PER2 gene on …

The aim of this study was to examine the polymorphic structures of the Myostatin (MSTN)
gene locus in the native Morkaraman sheep, and to determine the distribution of genotype …