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Whole-genome resequencing reveals signatures of selection and timing of duck domestication

GigaScience, 2018
Background The genetic basis of animal domestication remains poorly understood, and systems with substantial phenotypic differences between wild and domestic populations are useful for elucidating the genetic basis of adaptation to new environments as ...
Zebin Zhang, Yaxiong Jia, Pedro Almeida, J. Mank, M. van Tuinen, Qiong Wang, Zhihua Jiang, Yu Chen, K. Zhan, S. Hou, Zhengkui Zhou, Hui-fang Li, Fangxi Yang, Yong-shu He, Z. Ning, N. Yang, L. Qu   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Role of miRNAs in Chicken Immune Regulation and Prospects for Disease‐Resistant Breeding

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
A schematic workflow illustrating the screening of disease‐resistant miRNAs and the generation of miRNA‐based disease‐resistant chickens via PGC‐mediated germline genome editing. ABSTRACT MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are emerging as pivotal regulators of the immune system, playing a decisive role in shaping disease resistance in chicken.
Qiangzhou Wang, Weiran Wu, Qingqing Cai, Jiaxing Wang, Qi Gao, Muhammad Iftikhar, Yulin Bi, Hao Bai, Lihong Gu, Guobin Chang, Shihao Chen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fibre digestibility, abundance of faecal bacteria and plasma acetate concentrations in overweight adult mares

Journal of Nutritional Science, 2014
The purpose of the present study was to compare digestibility of grass hay, faecal and plasma volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations, and faecal bacterial abundance in overweight and moderate-condition mares. Five overweight adult mixed-breed mares and
Megan L. Shepherd, Monica A. Ponder, Amy O. Burk, Stewart C. Milton, William S. Swecker   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Turkey Ig-like receptor family: identification, expression and function. [PDF]

, 2012
The chicken leukocyte receptor complex located on microchromosome 31 encodes the chicken Ig-like receptors (CHIR), a vastly expanded gene family which can be further divided into three subgroups: activating CHIR-A, bifunctional CHIR-AB and inhibitory ...
AD Barrow, AI Taylor, B Schreiner, BC Viertlboeck, BC Viertlboeck, BC Viertlboeck, BC Viertlboeck, BC Viertlboeck, BC Viertlboeck, BC Viertlboeck, BC Viertlboeck, Birgit C. Viertlboeck, D Rubbenstroth, EO Long, GW Warr, H He, H Wende, Huaijun Zhou, J Pürzel, JA Hammond, JA Yoder, JA Yoder, JG Sambrook, JL Stafford, K Laun, Katharina Windau, KE Magor, KM Lochner, M Faure, M Nei, M St Paul, ML Lundqvist, MR MacDonald, P Parham, P Parham, RJ Lebbink, T Scott, T Takahashi, Thomas W. Göbel, TI Arnon, TW Göbel, TW Göbel, Z Li   +42 more
core   +3 more sources

Heat Stress and Gut Microbiome Dynamics in Poultry: Interplay, Consequences, and Mitigation Strategies

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Heat stress disrupts gut microbial balance in poultry, impairing nutrient absorption and immunity. This review outlines the interplay between thermal stress and microbiome dynamics and discusses integrative mitigation strategies, probiotics, phytogenics, cooling systems, and genetic adaptation to enhance poultry resilience.
O. E. Oke, A. I. Oni, O. A. Akosile, K. M. Oliyide, C. A. Ishola, M. O. Logunleko, O. A. Jimoh, C. P. Njoku, L. O. Fasasi, V. A. Uyanga   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tau-crystallin/alpha-enolase: one gene encodes both an enzyme and a lens structural protein. [PDF]

, 1988
tau-Crystallin has been a major component of the cellular lenses of species throughout vertebrate evolution, from lamprey to birds. Immunofluorescence analysis of the embryonic turtle lens, using antiserum to lamprey tau-crystallin showed that the ...
de Jong, WW, Horwitz, J, Lietman, T, Piatigorsky, J, Stapel, SO, Williams, LA, Wistow, GJ   +6 more
core  

Comparative Meta‐Analysis of Antimicrobial Peptides in Aquatic and Terrestrial Livestock Species

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
A global meta‐analysis of 58 studies (926 effect sizes and 29 species across five taxa) revealed that dietary antimicrobial peptides generally improve growth performance, blood metabolites, and immune responses. The greatest benefits were observed in omnivorous livestock, such as pigs and chickens. Dose‐duration effects were evident. An optimal outcome
Lily Liu, Xu Luo, Qin Zhang, Jinhai Wang, Alan E. Wilson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time-activity budgets of stiff-tailed ducks in Puerto Rico

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2019
Habitat loss and degradation have contributed to declining populations of stiff-tailed ducks including the migratory northern ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis rubida), and non-migratory masked duck (Nomonyx dominicus) and West Indian ruddy duck (Oxyura j ...
Nickolas S. Goodman, Jack C. Eitniear, James T. Anderson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Weak measurement of the Goos-Hanchen shift

, 2013
It is well known from quantum mechanics that weak measurements offer a means of amplifying and detecting very small phenomena.
Aiello, Duck, Goos, Hosten, Imbert, Ritchie   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Reception Baseline Assessment and ‘small acts’ of micro‐resistance

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In September 2021, following the global COVID‐19 pandemic, the Department for Education introduced a national standardised digital Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) for all English 4‐year‐old children. We analyse RBA and its associated Quality Monitoring Visits, as a further intensification of the new public management of early years ...
Guy Roberts‐Holmes, Diana Sousa, Siew Fung Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source