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Microbial insights into ruminal fiber degradation and feed efficiency of Hu sheep

Frontiers in Microbiology
Ruminal fiber degradation is essential for feed conversion efficiency in sheep; however, it remains unclear whether individual variations in ruminal fiber degradation directly affect feed conversion efficiency.
Haoyu Xu, Guoxiu Wang, Qihao Gao, Zhen Liu, Jiale Jia, Yunfei Xu, Zhanyu Chen, Baosheng Li, Chong Li   +8 more
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Relationship between rumen microbial differences and traits among Hu sheep, Tan sheep, and Dorper sheep

Journal of Animal Science, 2022
Abstract Rumen microbes play an important role in the growth and development of ruminants. Differences in variety will affect the rumen community structure. The three excellent sheep breeds were selected for this study (Hu sheep, Tan sheep, and Dorper sheep) have different uses and origins. The sheep were raised on the same diet to 180 d
Jiangbo Cheng, Xiaoxue Zhang, Dan Xu, Deyin Zhang, Yukun Zhang, Qizhi Song, Xiaolong Li, Yuan Zhao, Liming Zhao, Wenxin Li, Jianghui Wang, Bubo Zhou, Changchun Lin, Xiaobin Yang, Rui Zhai, Panpan Cui, Xiwen Zeng, Yongliang Huang, Zongwu Ma, Jia Liu, Weimin Wang   +20 more
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Transcriptomics and metabolomics reveal improved performance of Hu sheep on hybridization with Southdown sheep

Food Research International, 2023
Consumers are increasingly demanding high-quality mutton. Cross breeding can improve meat quality and is widely used in sheep breeding. However, little is known about the molecular mechanism of cross breeding sheep meat quality. In this study, male Southdown and female Hu sheep were hybridized. The slaughter performance and longissimus dorsi quality of
Lingying, Kong, Yaojing, Yue, Jianye, Li, Bohui, Yang, Bowen, Chen, Jianbin, Liu, Zengkui, Lu   +6 more
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Comparative proteomics reveals genetic mechanisms of body weight in Hu sheep and Dorper sheep

Journal of Proteomics, 2022
Body weight (BW) is a critical economic trait for meat production in sheep, and it is a complex trait affected by numerous elements. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic mechanisms of sheep BW by a label-free proteomics approach. The result showed, a total of 27, 14, 61, and 65 differentially abundant proteins (DAPs) were identified in ...
Liming, Zhao, Deyin, Zhang, Xiaolong, Li, Yukun, Zhang, Yuan, Zhao, Dan, Xu, Jiangbo, Cheng, Jianghui, Wang, Wenxin, Li, Changchun, Lin, Xiaobin, Yang, Zongwu, Ma, Panpan, Cui, Xiaoxue, Zhang, Weimin, Wang   +14 more
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SMAD2 regulates testicular development and testosterone synthesis in Hu sheep

Theriogenology, 2021
The SMAD protein family plays crucial roles in reproduction as a downstream target genes of the TGFβ signaling pathway. Many studies have focused on the expression change exploration of SMADs during testicular development and investigation of SMAD2 in hormone synthesis regulation.
Hua, Yang, Zhen, Wan, Yanshan, Jin, Feng, Wang, Yanli, Zhang   +4 more
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Three novel MC4R SNPs associated with growth traits in Hu sheep and East Friesian×Hu crossbred sheep

Small Ruminant Research, 2015
Abstract The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) is a G-protein coupled receptor superfamily member, which has been implicated in regulating food intake, energy balance and body weight in mammals. Though the mutations of MC4R have been identified as genetic markers for growth traits in many livestock species, little is known about sheep MC4R gene.
Yalei Wang, Chunling Wang, Jun Zhang, Chunhua Meng, Xiaojian Zhang, Ziyu Wang, Yongfei Fang, Dagan Mao, Shaoxian Cao   +8 more
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A Hu sheep genome with the first ovine Y chromosome reveal introgression history after sheep domestication

Science China Life Sciences, 2020
The Y chromosome plays key roles in male fertility and reflects the evolutionary history of paternal lineages. Here, we present a de novo genome assembly of the Hu sheep with the first draft assembly of ovine Y chromosome (oMSY), using nanopore sequencing and Hi-C technologies.
Ran, Li, Peng, Yang, Ming, Li, Wenwen, Fang, Xiangpeng, Yue, Hojjat Asadollahpour, Nanaei, Shangquan, Gan, Duo, Du, Yudong, Cai, Xuelei, Dai, Qimeng, Yang, Chunna, Cao, Weidong, Deng, Sangang, He, Wenrong, Li, Runlin, Ma, Mingjun, Liu, Yu, Jiang   +17 more
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Reproductive characteristics of Chinese Hu sheep

Animal Reproduction Science, 1996
Abstract The reproductive characteristics of Chinese Hu sheep are reviewed. Male and female lambs reached puberty at a mean age of 120 days and 180 days, respectively, with an average body weight of 18.54 ± 1.48 kg ( n = 31) and 22.75 ± 1.98 kg ( n = 24). Adult male and female sheep reproduced throughout the year. On average, ewes lambed 1.65 times
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Effects of 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone supplementation on growth performance, serum antioxidant capacity, rumen fermentation characteristics, rumen bacterial quorum sensing, and microbial community in Hu sheep

Animal bioscience
Objective This study aimed to investigate the effects of 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone (HDMF) on growth performance, serum antioxidant capacity, rumen fermentation characteristics, rumen microbial LuxS/AI-2 quorum sensing, and community ...
Chuanpei Fu, Jing Ge, Mingren Qu, Kehui Ouyang, Q. Qiu   +4 more
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METTL3 and FTO Regulate Heat Stress Response in Hu Sheep Through Lipid Metabolism via m6A Modification

Animals
Simple Summary Heat stress seriously affects the productivity, product quality, and health of animals and increases veterinary costs, feeding and management expenses, and animal welfare issues.
Bowen Chen, Chao Yuan, T. Guo, Jianbin Liu, Zengkui Lu   +4 more
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