Outputs (54)

MicroRNA expression profile of chicken jejunum in different time points Eimeria maxima infection (2024)
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Jebessa, E., Bello, S. F., Guo, L., Tuli, M. D., Hanotte, O., & Nie, Q. (2024). MicroRNA expression profile of chicken jejunum in different time points Eimeria maxima infection. Frontiers in Immunology, 14, Article 1331532. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1331532

Coccidiosis stands as a protozoan disease of notable economic impact, characterized by an intracellular parasite that exerts substantial influence over poultry production. This invasion disrupts the integrity of the enteric mucosa, leading to the eme... Read More about MicroRNA expression profile of chicken jejunum in different time points Eimeria maxima infection.

Mapping restricted introgression across the genomes of admixed indigenous African cattle breeds (2023)
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Friedrich, J., Bailey, R. I., Talenti, A., Chaudhry, U., Ali, Q., Obishakin, E. F., Ezeasor, C., Powell, J., Hanotte, O., Tijjani, A., Marshall, K., Prendergast, J., & Wiener, P. (2023). Mapping restricted introgression across the genomes of admixed indigenous African cattle breeds. Genetics Selection Evolution, 55(1), Article 91. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-023-00861-8

Background: The genomes of indigenous African cattle are composed of components with Middle Eastern (taurine) and South Asian (indicine) origins, providing a valuable model to study hybridization and to identify genetic barriers to gene flow. In this... Read More about Mapping restricted introgression across the genomes of admixed indigenous African cattle breeds.

Agroecologies defined by species distribution models improve model fit of genotype by environment interactions to identify the best performing chicken breeds for smallholder systems (2023)
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Kebede, F. G., Komen, H., Dessie, T., Hanotte, O., Kemp, S., Alemu, S. W., & Bastiaansen, J. W. M. (2023). Agroecologies defined by species distribution models improve model fit of genotype by environment interactions to identify the best performing chicken breeds for smallholder systems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, Article 1305799. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1305799

Animal performance is an outcome of genetic effects, environmental influences, and their interaction. Understanding the influences of the environment on performance is important to identify the right breeds for a given environment. Agroecological zon... Read More about Agroecologies defined by species distribution models improve model fit of genotype by environment interactions to identify the best performing chicken breeds for smallholder systems.

Global genetic diversity, introgression, and evolutionary adaptation of indicine cattle revealed by whole genome sequencing (2023)
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Chen, N., Xia, X., Hanif, Q., Zhang, F., Dang, R., Huang, B., Lyu, Y., Luo, X., Zhang, H., Yan, H., Wang, S., Wang, F., Chen, J., Guan, X., Liu, Y., Li, S., Jin, L., Wang, P., Sun, L., Zhang, J., …Lei, C. (2023). Global genetic diversity, introgression, and evolutionary adaptation of indicine cattle revealed by whole genome sequencing. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 7803. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43626-z

Indicine cattle, also referred to as zebu (Bos taurus indicus), play a central role in pastoral communities across a wide range of agro-ecosystems, from extremely hot semiarid regions to hot humid tropical regions. However, their adaptive genetic cha... Read More about Global genetic diversity, introgression, and evolutionary adaptation of indicine cattle revealed by whole genome sequencing.

Inference of admixture origins in indigenous African cattle (2023)
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Kim, K., Kim, D., Hanotte, O., Lee, C., Kim, H., & Jeong, C. (2023). Inference of admixture origins in indigenous African cattle. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 40(12), Article msad257. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msad257

Present-day African cattle retain a unique genetic profile composed of a mixture of the Bos taurus and B. indicus populations introduced into the continent at different time periods. However, details of the admixture history and the exact origins of... Read More about Inference of admixture origins in indigenous African cattle.

Candidate signatures of positive selection for environmental adaptation in indigenous African cattle: A review (2023)
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Kambal, S., Tijjani, A., Ibrahim, S. A., Ahmed, M. K. A., Mwacharo, J. M., & Hanotte, O. (2023). Candidate signatures of positive selection for environmental adaptation in indigenous African cattle: A review. Animal Genetics, 54(6), 689-708. https://doi.org/10.1111/age.13353

Environmental adaptation traits of indigenous African cattle are increasingly being investigated to respond to the need for sustainable livestock production in the context of unpredictable climatic changes. Several studies have highlighted genomic re... Read More about Candidate signatures of positive selection for environmental adaptation in indigenous African cattle: A review.

Genome-wide diversity and admixture of five indigenous cattle populations from the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia (2023)
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Zegeye, T., Belay, G., Vallejo-Trujillo, A., Han, J., & Hanotte, O. (2023). Genome-wide diversity and admixture of five indigenous cattle populations from the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Frontiers in Genetics, 14, Article 1050365. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2023.1050365

The Tigray region, where we found around eight per cent of the indigenous cattle population of Ethiopia, is considered as the historic centre of the country, with the ancient pre-Aksumite and Aksumite civilisations in contact with the civilisations o... Read More about Genome-wide diversity and admixture of five indigenous cattle populations from the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia.

Yolk Fatty Acid Content, Lipid Health Indices, and Oxidative Stability in Eggs of Slow-Growing Sasso Chickens Fed on Flaxseed Supplemented with Plant Polyphenol Extracts (2023)
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Tadesse, D., Retta, N., Girma, M., Ndiwa, N., Dessie, T., Hanotte, O., Getachew, P., Dannenberger, D., & Maak, S. (2023). Yolk Fatty Acid Content, Lipid Health Indices, and Oxidative Stability in Eggs of Slow-Growing Sasso Chickens Fed on Flaxseed Supplemented with Plant Polyphenol Extracts. Foods, 12(9), Article 1819. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12091819

Previous attempts to increase the level of flaxseed in hens’ diet for the production of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs)-enriched eggs have been commonly associated with undesirable effects on production efficiency, lipid health indices, a... Read More about Yolk Fatty Acid Content, Lipid Health Indices, and Oxidative Stability in Eggs of Slow-Growing Sasso Chickens Fed on Flaxseed Supplemented with Plant Polyphenol Extracts.

Genetic variation and demographic history of Sudan desert sheep reveal two diversified lineages (2023)
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Salim, B., Alasmari, S., Mohamed, N. S., Ahmed, M.-K. A., Nakao, R., & Hanotte, O. (2023). Genetic variation and demographic history of Sudan desert sheep reveal two diversified lineages. BMC Genomics, 24, Article 118. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09231-6

More than 400 million sheep are raised on the African continent, the majority of which are indigenous and are primarily reared for sustenance. They have effectively adapted to various climatic and production environments, surviving and flourishing. T... Read More about Genetic variation and demographic history of Sudan desert sheep reveal two diversified lineages.

Fourth Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2022 (2023)
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Smith, J., Alfieri, J. M., Anthony, N., Arensburger, P., Athrey, G. N., Balacco, J., Balic, A., Bardou, P., Barela, P., Bigot, Y., Blackmon, H., Borodin, P. M., Carroll, R., Casono, M. C., Charles, M., Cheng, H., Chiodi, M., Cigan, L., Coghill, L. M., Crooijmans, R., …Zhou, H. (2023). Fourth Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2022. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 162(8-9), 405–528. https://doi.org/10.1159/000529376

The chicken continues to hold its position as a leading model organism within many areas of research, as well as being a major source of protein for human consumption. The First Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes [Schmid et al., 2000], which was... Read More about Fourth Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2022.