Feed costs and carcass yields affect the profitability and sustainability of sheep production.
Therefore, it is crucial to select animals with a higher feed efficiency and high‐quality meat …

Myostatin (MSTN), a member of the transforming growth factor superfamily, plays a role in
the regulation of skeletal muscle growth and development in animals. The single nucleotide …

Genetic architecture of sheep reproduction is increasingly gaining scientific interest due to
the major impact on sheep production systems. In the present study, we conducted pedigree …

The myostatin (MSTN) gene exhibits significant nucleotide sequence variations in sheep,
impacting growth characteristics and muscular traits of the body. However, its influence on …

Liaoning cashmere goat (LCG) have tall bones, high cashmere production and outstanding
meat production performance. In recent years, good breeding progress has not been made …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate variability and haplotype structure of twenty-
eight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at myostatin (MSTN), insulin-like growth …

This study investigated the genetic polymorphisms in Alpha-lactalbumin (LALBA) and
Prolactin (PRL) genes in the Egyptian Barki sheep. The investigated genes were previously …

(1) Background: The Hu sheep is a renowned breed characterized by high reproduction,
year-round estrus, and resistance to high humidity and temperature conditions. However …

Feed efficiency is an economically important indicator in sheep farming. The most effective
technology for selecting the best feed-efficient lambs for breeding is marker association …

Myostatin (MSTN), a member of the TGFβ superfamily, negatively affects skeletal muscle
growth and controls muscle development at stages of pre-natal muscle growth. Marker …