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Genomic Insights into the Origin, High Fecundity and Environmental Adaptation of Hu Sheep [PDF]

Advanced Science
Hu sheep are renowned for their adaptation to high‐temperature, humid environments and their high fecundity. Despite serving as the founder species for sheep breeding in China, the genetic mechanisms underlying these desirable traits and the breed's ...
Zexuan Liu, Na Zhang, Zilong Wen, Haitao Wang, Tingting Li, Runlin Ma, Menghua Li, Daxiang Wang, Haiping Shu, Xun Huang, Jianlin Han, Yiqiang Zhao, Qiuyue Liu   +12 more
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Study on Structure and Properties of Hu Sheep Wool

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2023
Hu sheep is a unique lambskin sheep breed in China. The number of Hu sheep increases year by year, but its wool value is often ignored and has not been further developed.
Mingxiang Sun, Mengying Chen, Shengyu Li, Chunpeng Dai, Yiren Chen   +4 more
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Whole-genome DNA methylation profiling reveals epigenetic signatures in developing muscle in Tan and Hu sheep and their offspring

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
IntroductionThe Tan sheep is a popular local breed in China because of its tenderness and flavor. The Hu sheep breed is also famous for its high litter size, and its muscle growth rate is faster than that of Tan sheep.
Caijuan Yue, Caijuan Yue, Jiakang Wang, Yifei Shen, Junli Zhang, Jian Liu, Aiping Xiao, Yisha Liu, Hehua Eer, Qiao-e Zhang   +9 more
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Genome-wide association study reveals candidate genes for body size and reproductive traits in Hu sheep [PDF]

Animal Bioscience
Objective Larger body size and enhanced reproductive performance are correlated with increased profitability for sheep farmers. Hu sheep have smaller statures compared to other meat sheep breeds, necessitating improvement.
Mao Li, Xin Xiang, Wei Gao, Liran Zhao, Zhengguang Wang, Kui Li   +5 more
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Heat Tolerance Differences Between Hu Sheep and Hu Crossbred Sheep in Microbial Community Structure and Metabolism

Metabolites
Background: The frequent occurrence of extreme temperature events causes significant economic losses to the livestock industry. Therefore, delving into the differences in the physiological and molecular mechanisms of heat stress across different sheep ...
Jing-Da Yuan, Li-Wei Wang, Shao-Yin Fu, Ri-Ge-Li-Tu E, Xiao-Qi Ren, Hua Sun, Fang Liu, Biao Wang, Jiang-Hong An, Meng-Ran Zhao, Jiang-Feng He, Xiao-Long He   +11 more
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KT-YOLO: A multi-convolution kernel collaboration model for dense Hu sheep behavior detection. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Computer vision has been extensively applied to sheep behavior detection in recent years. However, the dense distribution of Hu sheep poses detection challenges, while imbalanced behavioral categories in datasets affect classification accuracy for ...
Suoxiang Zhang, Hongrui Chang, Zhonghong Wu, Guoxin Wu, Ronghua Ji   +4 more
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Novel polymorphism at ARHGAP24 gene and its association with growth traits in Hu sheep [PDF]

Animal Biotechnology
It is essential to identify potential genes and genetic variants associated with growth traits to enhance sheep breeding. Previous studies have suggested that the Rho GTPase-activating protein 24 (ARHGAP24) gene may influence the growth of some animals ...
Huili Shan, Liang yong Guo, Xin Huang, Xiaowei Zhang, Yongqing Jiang, Sangang He, Junfang Jiang   +6 more
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Whole genome sequencing and structural variations provide insights into the body size traits of Hu sheep [PDF]

Scientific Data
Hu sheep is an indigenous breed in China, renowned for its prolificacy. However, Hu sheep have smaller statures compared to other meat sheep breeds, necessitating improvement.
Xin Xiang, Yujiao Guo, Liran Zhao, Wei Gao, Mao Li, Pengju Zhao, Zhengguang Wang   +6 more
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YOLOv10n-CF-Lite: A Method for Individual Face Recognition of Hu Sheep Based on Automated Annotation and Transfer Learning [PDF]

Animals
Individual recognition of Hu sheep is a core requirement for precision livestock management, significantly improving breeding efficiency and fine management.
Yameng Qiao, Wenzheng Liu, Fanzhen Wang, Hang Zhang, Jinghan Cai, Huaigang He, Tonghai Liu, Xue Yang   +7 more
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Impact of Heat Stress on Ovarian Function and circRNA Expression in Hu Sheep. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Climate change poses an increasing threat to livestock reproduction, with heat stress (HS) known to significantly impair ovarian function. This study aimed to elucidate the impact of HS on ovarian function and circRNA expression profiles in Hu sheep.
Zou J, Wei L, Mo Z, Liang Y, Lu J, Zou J, Wang F, Wu S, He H, Li W, Huang Y, Jiang Q.   +11 more
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