To select candidate genes for goat prolificacy, we managed six multi-and six single-kid
female goats at the same feeding level and in the same management mode over a 4-year …

Intensive artificial selection has been imposed in Yunshang black goats, the first black
specialist mutton goat breed in China, with a breeding object of improving reproductive …

Abstract Background BMPR1B (Bone morphogenetic protein receptor type-1B) is a receptor
in the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) family and has been identified as a candidate …

Transcriptome sequencing analyses have suggested that sperm associated antigen 17
protein gene (SPAG17) may play important regulating roles in litter size. In this study, the …

Abstract The Myogenic differentiation 1 (MyoD1) gene is a crucial regulator of muscle
formation and differentiation. However, there are few studies on the mRNA expression …

The SMAD family member 2 (SMAD2), a member of the TGF-beta superfamily, executes a
significant part in the oogenesis and ovulation process. A genome-wide selective sweep …

Simple Summary The cilia-and flagella-associated protein 43 (CFAP43) gene plays an
important role in the formation of flagella and cilia, and limited research has been conducted …

Simple Summary The sex determining region Y (SRY)-type high mobility group (HMG) box 9
(Sox9) gene is critically important in the formation and development of cartilage and is …

A-kinase anchoring protein 13 (AKAP13) is one of the AKAP protein family members, which
is correlated with estrogen receptors (ERs) and progesterone receptor (PR) activity …

Ewing tumor‐associated antigen 1 (ETAA1) is an important candidate gene for fat deposition
in sheep. This study aimed to investigate the indel variations in the ETAA1 gene and their …