The Italian Cilentana goat breed: productive performances and economic perspectives of goat farming in marginal areas

P Iommelli, L Infascelli, R Tudisco… - Tropical animal health and …, 2022 - Springer
In the internal areas of Cilento, province of Salerno (Campania), the Cilentana, a small
native goat breed population, is reared quite widespread, due to its dual-purpose attitude …

Mitochondrial DNA D‐Loop Polymorphisms among the Galla Goats Reveals Multiple Maternal Origins with Implication on the Functional Diversity of the HSP70 Gene

EM Masila, SO Ogada, IN Ogali… - Genetics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite much attention given to the history of goat evolution in Kenya, information on the
origin, demographic history, dispersal route, and genetic diversity of Galla goats remains …

InDel and CNV within the AKAP13 Gene Revealing Strong Associations with Growth Traits in Goat

X Song, Y Bai, R Yuan, H Zhu, X Lan, L Qu - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The AKAP13 gene has been found to be related to bone formation. As an
important gene regulating growth and development, whether AKAP13 has any influence on …

Scrapie-associated polymorphisms of the prion protein gene (PRNP) in Nigerian native goats

AC Adeola, SF Bello, AM Abdussamad, AI Mark… - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
Scrapie is a fatal prion protein disease stiffly associated with single nucleotide
polymorphism (SNPs) of the prion protein gene (PRNP). The prevalence of this deadly …

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the open reading frame (ORF) of prion protein gene (PRNP) in Nigerian livestock species

AC Adeola, SF Bello, AM Abdussamad… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background Prion diseases, also known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
(TSEs) remain one of the deleterious disorders, which have affected several animal species …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the genetic variability of the PRNP gene at codons 127, 142, 146, 154, 211, 222, and 240 in goats farmed in the Lombardy Region, Italy

C Ferrari, C Punturiero, R Milanesi… - Veterinary …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Scrapie is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy affecting sheep and goats. The prion
protein-encoding gene (PRNP) plays a crucial role in determining susceptibility and …

Novel variations in native Ethiopian goat breeds PRNP Gene and their potential effect on Prion protein stability

EY Teferedegn, Y Yaman, C Ün - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Scrapie is a lethal neurodegenerative disease of sheep and goats caused by the misfolding
of the prion protein. Variants such as M142, D145, S146, H154, Q211, and K222 were …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of mitochondrial DNA genetic diversity and phylogeny of goats worldwide

GUO Yi, G Ying, H Yong-Meng, Y Bai-Gao… - Journal of Integrative …, 2022 - Elsevier
Genetic diversity, population structure, and population expansion of goats worldwide (4 165
individuals from 196 breeds) were analyzed using published mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) …

The first report of polymorphisms of the prion protein gene (PRNP) in Pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domestica)

MJ Jeong, Z Wang, WQ Zou, YC Kim… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Prion diseases have been extensively reported in various mammalian species
and are caused by a pathogenic prion protein (PrPSc), which is a misfolded version of …

Genetic Variation in the Prion Protein Gene (PRNP) of Two Tunisian Goat Populations

S Kdidi, MH Yahyaoui, M Conte, B Chiappini… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Goat production is contributing to the economic and social development of
rural areas in arid lands, within harsh conditions of Southern Tunisia. In this geographic …