Genome-Wide Association Study of Body Weight Traits in Inner Mongolia Cashmere Goats [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Objective: Body weight is an important economic trait for a goat, which greatly affects animal growth and survival. The purpose of this study was to identify genes associated with birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), and yearling weight (YW).Materials
Xiaochun Yan, Hongfu Liu
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Genome-Wide Association Analysis Revealed Candidate Genes Related to Early Growth Traits in Inner Mongolia Cashmere Goats [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesThe Inner Mongolia cashmere goat is a local breed valued for both its cashmere and meat production. Early growth traits include birth weight and weaning weight.
Zhiying Wang, Rui Su, Xinle Wang
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Impacts of Reference Population Size and Methods on the Accuracy of Genomic Prediction for Fleece Traits in Inner Mongolia Cashmere Goats [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionInner Mongolia Cashmere Goats (IMCGs) are famous for its cashmere quality and it’s a unique genetic resource in China. Therefore, it is necessary to use genomic selection to improve the accuracy of selection for fleece traits in Inner ...
Zhiying Wang, Rui Su, Xiaochun Yan
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Genomic Selection for Economic Traits in Inner Mongolia Cashmere Goats by Integrating GWAS Prior Information [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesThe accuracy of genomic selection has a significant impact on the selection of superior individuals in livestock. Studies have reported that integrating GWAS information can improve the accuracy of genomic prediction.
Zhiying Wang, Qi Lv, Rui Su
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Melatonin Regulates the Periodic Growth of Cashmere by Upregulating the Expression of Wnt10b and β-catenin in Inner Mongolia Cashmere Goats. [PDF]
Front Genet, 2021 Secondary hair follicle growth in cashmere goats has seasonal cycle changes, and melatonin (MT) has a regulatory effect on the cashmere growth cycle. In this study, the growth length of cashmere was measured by implanting MT in live cashmere goats.
Liu J +14 more
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Whole-genome selection signatures identified candidate genes associated with cashmere traits in Inner Mongolia cashmere goats. [PDF]
Anim BiosciObjective Inner Mongolia cashmere goats are superior indigenous breeds developed through long-term natural selection and systematic artificial selection, which have experienced a certain intensity of selection pressure during the breeding process ...
Rong Y +10 more
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Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2021 Horns are unique cranial appendages in ruminants, and horn traits are useful in the indirect selection of growth traits in goat. However, genetic parameters for horns have not been estimated in Inner Mongolia Cashmere goats.
Rui Su, Hongfu Liu
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Animals, 2022 The Inner Mongolia cashmere goat is an excellent local breed in China. According to the characteristics of wool quilts, the Inner Mongolia cashmere goat can be divided into three types: a long-hair type (hair length of >22 cm), a short-hair type (hair ...
Yixing Fan, Gao Gong, Rui Su
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Comparative analysis of skin transcriptome reveals differences of cashmere fineness in different body parts of Inner Mongolia cashmere goats. [PDF]
Anim BiosciObjective The growth and development of secondary hair follicles primarily determine the economic value of cashmere traits, significantly influencing the quality of cashmere fineness.
Zhou B +8 more
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Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2019 Previous studies have shown that cashmere production (CP) is related to fibre length (FL), mean fibre diameter (MFD) and live body weight (LWT) in Inner Mongolia cashmere goats (IMCGs).
Ruijun Wang, Zhiying Wang, Rui Su
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