Understanding microbial networks of farm animals through genomics, metagenomics and other meta-omic approaches for livestock wellness and sustainability–A …

AK Wani, NM Hashem, N Akhtar, R Singh… - Annals of Animal …, 2022 - sciendo.com
Atif K. Wani: 0000-0002-8820-1231 Nesrein M. Hashem: 000-0003-0058-9671 Nahid
Akhtar: 0000-0002-8286-3736 Reena Singh: 0000-0003-4986-3547 Mahmoud Madkour …

Exploring the genetic architecture of feed efficiency traits in chickens

JAP Marchesi, RK Ono, ME Cantão, AMG Ibelli… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Chicken feed efficiency (FE) traits are the most important economic traits in broiler
production. Several studies evaluating genetic factors affecting food consumption in …

Genome-wide detection of CNVs and their association with performance traits in broilers

AC Fernandes, VH da Silva, CP Goes, GCM Moreira… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Copy number variations (CNVs) are a major type of structural genomic
variants that underlie genetic architecture and phenotypic variation of complex traits, not …

A genome-wide association analysis for body weight at 35 days measured on 137,343 broiler chickens

C Dadousis, A Somavilla, JJ Ilska, M Johnsson… - Genetics Selection …, 2021 - Springer
Background Body weight (BW) is an economically important trait in the broiler (meat-type
chickens) industry. Under the assumption of polygenicity, a “large” number of genes with …

Variations in rumen microbiota and host genome impacted feed efficiency in goat breeds

AE Rabee, I Abou-souliman, AI Yousif… - Frontiers in …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Improving feed efficiency (FE) is a significant goal in animal breeding programs.
Variations in FE and its relationship with rumen microbiota remain poorly understood across …

Detection of loci exhibiting pleiotropic effects on body weight and egg number in female broilers

E Tarsani, A Kranis, G Maniatis… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The objective of the present study was to discover the genetic variants, functional candidate
genes, biological processes and molecular functions underlying the negative genetic …

Genome-wide association study revealed putative SNPs and candidate genes associated with growth and meat traits in Japanese quail

NA Volkova, MN Romanov, AS Abdelmanova… - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
The search for SNPs and candidate genes that determine the manifestation of major
selected traits is one crucial objective for genomic selection aimed at increasing poultry …

[HTML][HTML] Nondestructive estimation method of live chicken leg weight based on deep learning

S Sun, L Wei, Z Chen, Y Chai, S Wang, R Sun - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
In the broiler-breeding industry, phenotype determination is critical. Leg weight is a
fundamental indicator for breeding, and noninvasive testing technology can reduce damage …

[PDF][PDF] Association of TGF-β2 gene polymorphism with growth rate in local chickens

AM Sahib, AF Al-Khalisy, MT Abdulwahid - The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary …, 2021 - iasj.net
INTRODUCTION he native domestic breeds of chicken are in danger of extinction in Iraq, as
they are in many other parts of the world, so restoration and protection of these potentially …

Genetic Architecture of Abdominal Fat Deposition Revealed by a Genome-Wide Association Study in the Laying Chicken

J Guo, L Qu, D Shao, Q Wang, Y Li, T Dou, X Wang… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fat has a high energy density, and excessive fatness has been recognized as a problem for
egg production and the welfare of chickens. The identification of a genetic polymorphism …