Selection pressures driven by natural causes or human interference are key factors causing
genome variants and signatures of selection in specific regions of the genome. Gamecocks …

Eating behavior is critical for maintaining energy homeostasis. Previous studies have found
that plant-based meat analogues increased diet intake in mice compared with animal meat …

Background Chickens provide globally important livestock products. Understanding the
genetic and molecular mechanisms underpinning chicken economic traits is crucial for …

近一个世纪的传统选育使家禽的各项生产性能接近表型选育极限, 基因组学领域的发展成为突破
这一瓶颈的新途径. 自2004 年第一个鸡的基因组草图发布以来, 鸡, 鸭, 鹅等家禽的基因组参考 …

Feed efficiency (FE) is one of the most important economic traits in the porcine industry. In
this study, high-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was first utilized for brain tissue …

Digestive morphology and physiology differ across animal species, with many comparative
studies uncovering relationships between animal ecology or diet, and the morphology and …

Background The genome-wide association study (GWAS) is a powerful method for mapping
quantitative trait loci (QTL). However, standard GWAS can detect only QTL that segregate in …

Growth traits constitute critical factors in the breeding program of broiler chickens. The
Chengkou mountain chicken A-lineage (CMC-A) represents a breed specifically bred for …

Background Melanin in the black-bone chicken's body is considered the material basis for its
medicinal effects and is an economically important trait. Therefore, improving the melanin …

Searching for molecular markers related to growth and carcase traits plays a critical role in
improvement of the production performance of broilers. Previous studies found that …