Evidence for selective sweeps in the MHC gene repertoire of various cattle breeds

SS Nayak, M Panigrahi, H Kumar, D Rajawat… - Animal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) genes are among the immune genes that
have been extensively studied in vertebrates and are necessary for adaptive immunity. In …

Copy number and selection of MHC genes in ruminants are related to habitat, average life span and diet

K He, C Liang, S Ma, H Liu, Y Zhu - Gene, 2024 - Elsevier
The ruminants, as the main group of livestock, have been extensively studied in terms of
their physiology, endocrinology, biochemistry, genetics, and nutrition. Despite the wide …

Adaptive selection signatures in river buffalo with emphasis on immune and major histocompatibility complex genes

Y Ren, C MacPhillamy, TH To, TPL Smith, JL Williams… - Genomics, 2021 - Elsevier
River buffalo is an agriculturally important species with many traits, such as disease
tolerance, which promote its use worldwide. Highly contiguous genome assemblies of the …

LncRNA-mRNA modules involved in goat rumen development: Insights from genome-wide transcriptome profiling

T Zhong, J Zhao, S Zhan, L Wang, J Cao, D Dai… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The rumen is an essential digestive and absorption organ of ruminants. During fetal life,
lactation, and post-weaning period, goat rumen undergoes drastic morphological and …

Functional immune diversity in reindeer reveals a high Arctic population at risk

M Lukacs, IH Nymo, K Madslien, J Våge… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Climate changes the geographic range of both species as well as pathogens, causing a
potential increase in the vulnerability of populations or species with limited genetic diversity …

[PDF][PDF] Major histocompatibility complex as marker assisted selection for breeding immunocompetent animal.

G Nikbakht, P Houshmand, A Esmailnejad… - 2022 - journals.ut.ac.ir
Due to the threat of vaccination problems and antibiotic resistance, more appropriate
approaches are desired to breed disease resistance animals that are now practiced in cattle …

[PDF][PDF] ANAEROBNÍ HOUBY U PŘEŽVÝKAVCŮ

J Kopečný - BULLETIN OF CZECH BIOTECHNOLOGY SOCIETY - bts.vscht.cz
Pozitivní a negativní interakce živých organismů mezi sebou jsou rozšířenou strategií pro
přežití. Přežvýkavci jsou vrcholným příkladem holobiontů, kteří zahrnují organismy složené z …