• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1871-1880
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• 2018

Objective: Recently, there has been an increasing interest in conservation of native genetic resources of chicken on a worldwide basis. Most of the native chicken breeds are threatened by extinction or crossing with ecotypes. Methods: Six Saudi native chicken breeds including black naked neck, brown frizzled, black, black barred, brown and gray were used in the current study. The aim of the current study was to evaluate genetic diversity, relationship and population structure of Saudi native chicken breeds based on 20 microsatellite markers. Results: A total of 172 alleles were detected in Saudi native chicken breeds across all 20 microsatellite loci. The mean number of alleles per breed ranged from 4.35 in gray breed to 5.45 in normally feathered black with an average of 8.6 alleles. All breeds were characterized by a high degree of genetic diversity, with the lowest heterozygosity found in the brown breed (72%) and the greatest in the frizzled and black barred populations (78%). Higher estimate of expected heterozygosity (0.68) was found in both black breeds (normal and naked neck) compared to the other chicken populations. All studied breeds showed no inbreeding within breed (negative inbreeding coefficient [$F_{IS}$]). The phylogenetic relationships of chickens were examined using neighbor-joining trees constructed at the level of breeds and individual samples. The neighbor-joining tree constructed at breed level revealed three main clusters, with naked neck and gray breeds in one cluster, and brown and frizzled in the second cluster leaving black barred in a separate one. Conclusion: It could be concluded that the genetic information derived from the current study can be used as a guide for genetic improvement and conservation in further breeding programs. Our findings indicate that the Saudi native chicken populations have a rich genetic diversity and show a high polymorphism.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.912-919
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• 2017

Objective: Identification of the candidate genes that play key roles in phenotypic variations can provide new information about evolution and positive selection. Interleukin (IL)-32 is involved in many biological processes, however, its role for the immune response against various diseases in mammals is poorly understood. Therefore, the current investigation was performed for the better understanding of the molecular evolution and the positive selection of single nucleotide polymorphisms in IL-32 gene. Methods: By using fixation index ($F_{ST}$) based method, IL-32 (9375) gene was found to be outlier and under significant positive selection with the provisional combined allocation of mean heterozygosity and $F_{ST}$. Using nucleotide sequences of 11 mammalian species from National Center for Biotechnology Information database, the evolutionary selection of IL-32 gene was determined using Maximum likelihood model method, through four models (M1a, M2a, M7, and M8) in Codeml program of phylogenetic analysis by maximum liklihood. Results: IL-32 is detected under positive selection using the $F_{ST}$ simulations method. The phylogenetic tree revealed that goat IL-32 was in close resemblance with sheep IL-32. The coding nucleotide sequences were compared among 11 species and it was found that the goat IL-32 gene shared identity with sheep (96.54%), bison (91.97%), camel (58.39%), cat (56.59%), buffalo (56.50%), human (56.13%), dog (50.97%), horse (54.04%), and rabbit (53.41%) respectively. Conclusion: This study provides evidence for IL-32 gene as under significant positive selection in goat.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.117-120
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• 1998

Relationships of breeding values of sires for first lactation milk yield with pedigree information or indices were examined to identify the optimal criteria of selecting young dairy bulls for future use in artificial insemination (AI). Records of performance data on 1087 crossbred daughters (Holstein - Friesian, Jersey and Brown Swiss with Hariana) of 147 sires, generated at Livestock Production Research (Cattle and Buffaloes) Farm, IVRI, Izatnagar, U.P., during 1972 - 1995 were used to obtain the estimates of sire's breeding values (EBV) using the Best Linear Unbiased Prediction Procedures. The correlations between young bull's EBV and the dam's first lactation milk yield was non-significantly different from zero. However, the young bull's EBV was negatively and significantly related (r = - 0.275 ; P < 0.05) to the dam's best lactation milk yield, suggesting that the selection of young dairy bulls from high yielding elite dams is not a suitable criteria for genetic improvement. The correlations of sire's and paternal grandsire's EBV's with young bull's EBV were high and positive (0.532, 0.844; P < 0.01). The maternal grandsire's EBV was positively but non-significantly related to grandson's EBV. The pedigree index incorporating dam's milk records and sire's EBV's showed a negative and non-significant correlation with young bull's EBV. However, the correlation of a pedigree index $(I_3)$ combining information on sire's and paternal grand-sire's EBV's with young bull's EBV's was considerably high and positive (0.797; P < 0.01). The regression coefficients of young bull's EBV on pedigree index $I_3$, was higher than those on other pedigree information. These results revealed that there was no advantage in basing selection on dam's performance or maternal grand-sire's EBV and that sire's and paternal grandsire's EBV's were reliable pedigree information for selection of young dairy bulls for future use in AI.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2017년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.563-566
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• 2017

축산업에서 가축의 질병을 예방하고, 고품질의 축산 상품을 최대한으로 생산하기 위해서는 가축이 사육되는 축사의 환경을 최적의 상태로 관리할 필요가 있다. 오늘날 가축이 사육되는 환경을 개선하고 관리하고자, 공기 환경, 사육 환경 등 각각의 요인들과 가축의 생체 간 수치적 규칙을 해석하는 가축의 생육 모델 관련 연구가 진행되고 있다. 그러나 종래의 생육 모델로는 공기 환경과 사육 환경을 복합적으로 분석하고 해석하여, 축사에서 복합 환경을 제어하기 위한 의사 결정을 지원하기에는 미흡하다. 따라서 본 고는 축적된 생체 정보, 공기 환경, 사육 환경 및 생산 정보를 기반으로, 인공신경망을 이용한 복합 환경과 가축의 생체 간 계량적 모델을 생성하여 소프트웨어 기반으로 축사의 복합 환경을 제어할 수 있는 방안을 제시하고자 한다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2010

포획된 야생의 우수리땃쥐 Crocidura lasiura는 구치의 마모와 높이를 이용하여 3개의 연령군으로 분류하였고 번식과 생식기관의 계절적 변이를 조사하였다. 유수들은 구치에서 마모를 가지지 않았고 세 번째 구치 높이가 첫 번째와 두 번째 구치보다 낮았고 비번식상태만을 가졌다. 아성수들은 약간의 마모를 가졌고 세 번째 구치가 첫 번째와 두 번째 구치 높이에 도달했고 성수들은 구치에 깊은 마모를 가졌으며 아성수와 성수는 계절에 따라 번식 혹은 비번식상태를 가졌다. 조직학적 관찰을 근거로 아성수와 성수 수컷의 번식상태는 2월 초에서 10월 초까지 유지되었고 4월에 가장 높은 번식활동을 보였으며 암컷의 번식 상태는 3월 말에서 10월까지 유지되어, 수컷이 암컷보다 빨리 성적 성숙에 이르는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 반면 번식상태는 비번식기 동안 중단되며 이것은 식량자원인 토양 무척추동물의 부족때문이라 생각된다. 번식기의 아성수와 성수들은 많은 생식세포들로 채워진 확장된 세정관을 가지는 큰 정소와 많은 정자들을 가진 팽창된 부정소 미부를 가졌고 10.0 g 이상의 몸무게와 0.03 g 이상의 정소와 부정소 무게를 가졌다. 번식기의 암컷들은 4~6개의 새끼를 가진 임신상태이거나 난소에 성숙난포들과 황체를 가졌고 9.6 g 이상의 몸무게를 가졌다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2022년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.130-130
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• 2022

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.365-376
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• 2020

미성숙배를 이용한 조직배양은 높은 재분화율로 인하여 밀 형질전환에 적용하기 위한 가장 좋은 방법이지만 매우 한정적인 수집시기와 생육조건으로 인해 이용하기 위한 시간의 제한과 많은 노동력이 집약되어있다. 따라서 안정적이고 지속적인 미성숙배 수집을 위해 스피드 브리딩 조건을 이용하여 출수가 촉진된 밀 이삭을 이용한 미성숙배 조직배양의 효율을 검정하였고, 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 스피드 브리딩 조건의 출수기는 정상조건과 비교하여 36일에서 54일까지 단축되었으며, 개화 후 11일 된 영과에서 수집된 미성숙배 조직배양의 재분화율과 소식물체 출현 비율은 정상조건과 비교하여 유의한 차이가 없다는 것을 확인하였다. 2. 두 배양 조건에서 항산화 효소 활성 분석 결과 차이가 나타나지 않았으며, 연관 표지 유전자 발현 검정을 통하여 일장과 세포분열과의 관계를 검정하여 스피드 브리딩 조건에서 수집된 이삭의 안정성을 검정하였다. 3. 본 연구 결과는 스피드 브리딩 조건을 활용한 미성숙배 조직배양에 활용될 것이며 관련 유전자 발현 및 항산화 활성 검정 결과를 통해 검증된 안정적 미성숙배는 밀 형질전환 기술 개발에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.1665-1671
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• 2013

Real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) is one of the important methods for investigating the changes in mRNA expression levels in cells and tissues. Selection of the proper reference genes is very important when calibrating the results of real-time quantitative PCR. Studies on the selection of reference genes in goat tissues are limited, despite the economic importance of their meat and dairy products. We used real-time quantitative PCR to detect the expression levels of eight reference gene candidates (18S, TBP, HMBS, YWHAZ, ACTB, HPRT1, GAPDH and EEF1A2) in ten tissues types sourced from Boer goats. The optimal reference gene combination was selected according to the results determined by geNorm, NormFinder and Bestkeeper software packages. The analyses showed that tissue is an important variability factor in genes expression stability. When all tissues were considered, 18S, TBP and HMBS is the optimal reference combination for calibrating quantitative PCR analysis of gene expression from goat tissues. Dividing data set by tissues, ACTB was the most stable in stomach, small intestine and ovary, 18S in heart and spleen, HMBS in uterus and lung, TBP in liver, HPRT1 in kidney and GAPDH in muscle. Overall, this study provided valuable information about the goat reference genes that can be used in order to perform a proper normalisation when relative quantification by qRT-PCR studies is undertaken.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.470-475
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• 2013

The objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters that are to be used for across-herd genetic evaluations of seed stock pigs at GGP level. Performance data with pedigree information collected from swine breeder farms in Korea were provided by Korea Animal Improvement Association (AIAK). Performance data were composed of final body weights at test days and ultrasound measures of back fat thickness (BF), rib eye area (EMA) and retail cut percentage (RCP). Breeds of swine tested were Landrace, Yorkshire and Duroc. Days to 90 kg body weight (DAYS90) were estimated with linear function of age and ADG calculated from body weights at test days. Ultrasound measures were taken with A-mode ultrasound scanners by trained technicians. Number of performance records after censoring outliers and keeping records pigs only born from year 2000 were of 78,068 Duroc pigs, 101,821 Landrace pigs and 281,421 Yorkshire pigs. Models included contemporary groups defined by the same herd and the same seasons of births of the same year, which was regarded as fixed along with the effect of sex for all traits and body weight at test day as a linear covariate for ultrasound measures. REML estimation was processed with REMLF90 program. Heritability estimates were 0.40, 0.32, 0.21 0.39 for DAYS90, ADG, BF, EMA, RCP, respectively for Duroc population. Respective heritability estimates for Landrace population were 0.43, 0.41, 0.22, and 0.43 and for Yorkshire population were 0.36, 0.38, 0.22, and 0.42. Genetic correlation coefficients of DAYS90 with BF, EMA, or RCP were estimated to be 0.00 to 0.09, -0.15 to -0.25, 0.22 to 0.28, respectively for three breeds populations. Genetic correlation coefficients estimated between BF and EMA was -0.33 to -0.39. Genetic correlation coefficient estimated between BF and RCP was high and negative (-0.78 to -0.85) but the environmental correlation coefficients between these two traits was medium and negative (near -0.35), which describes a highly correlated genetic response to selection on one or the other of these traits. Genetic Trends of all three breeds tend to be towards bigger EMA or greater RCP and shorter DAYS90 especially from generations born after year 2000.

• Mycobiology
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.406-420
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• 2021

Gloeostereum incarnatum has edible and medicinal value and was first cultivated and domesticated in China. We sequenced the G. incarnatum monokaryotic strain GiC-126 on an Illumina HiSeq X Ten system and obtained a 34.52-Mb genome assembly sequence that encoded 16,895 predicted genes. We combined the GiC-126 genome with the published genome of G. incarnatum strain CCMJ2665 to construct a genetic linkage map (GiC-126 genome) that had 10 linkage groups (LGs), and the 15 assembly sequences of CCMJ2665 were integrated into 8 LGs. We identified 1912 simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci and detected 700 genes containing 768 SSRs in the genome; 65 and 100 of them were annotated with gene ontology (GO) terms and KEGG pathways, respectively. Carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) were identified in 20 fungal genomes and annotated; among them, 144 CAZymes were annotated in the GiC-126 genome. The A mating-type locus (MAT-A) of G. incarnatum was located on scaffold885 at 38.9 cM of LG1 and was flanked by two homeodomain (HD1) genes, mip and beta-fg. Fourteen segregation distortion markers were detected in the genetic linkage map, all of which were skewed toward the parent GiC-126. They formed three segregation distortion regions (SDR1-SDR3), and 22 predictive genes were found in scaffold1920 where three segregation distortion markers were located in SDR1. In this study, we corrected and updated the genomic information of G. incarnatum. Our results will provide a theoretical basis for fine gene mapping, functional gene cloning, and genetic breeding the follow-up of G. incarnatum.