Bowel diseases are common in human and animals and are characterized by intestinal
dysfunction and injury. A well-established porcine model of intestinal injury can be induced …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a serious condition which impairs the achievement
of the fetus' full growth potential and occurs in a natural and severe manner in pigs as a …

Simple Summary The increasing overuse/misuse of restricted antibiotics in livestock and
poultry production has raised a serious health concern. Thus, aiming to improve animals' …

DNA methylation plays a pivotal role in biological processes by affecting gene expression.
However, how DNA methylation mediates phenotype difference of skeletal muscle between …

Even though the liver synthesizes most of circulating IGF-1, it lacks its receptor under
physiological conditions. However, according to previous studies, a damaged liver …

Meat quality traits have low heritability and large environmental influences. To predict,
improve and manage meat quality, proteomic biomarkers are superior to genetic markers …

Intramuscular fat (IMF) is a significant marker for pork quality. The Anqing Six‐end‐white pig
has the characteristics of high meat quality and IMF content. Owing to the influence of …

The differences in artificial and natural selection have been some of the factors contributing
to phenotypic diversity between Chinese and western pigs. Here, 830 individuals from …

DNA methylation is a crucial epigenetic modification involved in diverse biological
processes. There is significant phenotypic variance between Chinese indigenous and …

The growth and development of pigs is determined by their genotype and environmental
conditions (primarily the level of feeding), however, the number of works aimed at studying …