Leveraging available resources and stakeholder involvement for improved productivity of African livestock in the era of genomic breeding

EM Ibeagha-Awemu, SO Peters, MN Bemji… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The African continent is home to diverse populations of livestock breeds adapted to harsh
environmental conditions with more than 70% under traditional systems of management …

Association between INHA gene polymorphisms and litter size in Hainan black goats

Z Bian, K Li, S Chen, C Man, F Wang, L Li - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background The inhibin alpha (INHA) gene is one of the important genes affecting the
reproductive traits of animals. Hainan black goats are the main goat breed in Hainan Island …

Association of inhibin alpha gene polymorphism with litter size and growth in Malabari goats of India

HB Pillai, RT Venkatachalapathy - Small Ruminant Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study was carried out to identify single nucleotide variations in inhibin alpha
(INHA) geneto evaluate its association with production traits in Malabari goats. A total of 251 …

Characterization of gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor gene in Sokoto and Kalahari Red goats

AM Isa, MN Bemji, M Wheto, TJ Williams… - Animal reproduction …, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to characterize GnRHR gene in Sokoto (n= 70) and Kalahari
Red (n= 70) goats. Three SNPs,(g.-29T> G, g. 48 G> A and g. 209 T> G), were detected in …

Melatonin receptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene polymorphisms in the local goat population in South Sulawesi region of Indonesia

MIA Dagong, R Bugiwati… - IOP Conference Series …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Some important genes are involved in controlling the reproductive trait of goats, one of
which is the Melatonin Receptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene. The MTNR1A gene is known with …

Sequencing, polymorphism and phylogenetic characterisation of KiSS-1 gene in two Nigerian indigenous goat breeds

IP Briggs, MN Bemji, W Mathew… - Biotechnology in Animal …, 2020 - doiserbia.nb.rs
KiSS-1 gene encodes a protein product kisspeptin which are intense inducers of luteinizing
hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion in various mammalian …

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

KR Silpa, J Ligimol, P Devikrishna, AK Beena… - 2024 - jvas.in
Post-fermentation acidification (PFA) or post-acidification is defined as the development of
acidity after the desirable fermentation. PFA is not a preferred phenomenon in fermented …

Genome-wide scan for selection signatures for litter size in goat breeds of Kerala

M Thomas, G Radhika… - Indian Journal of …, 2021 - indianjournals.com
Genome-wide search to detect selection signatures harbouring candidate prolificacy genes
was carried out in low prolific Attappady Black and high prolific Malabari goat breeds of …

Polymorphism in inhibin alpha (INHA) gene is not associated with litter size in Markhoz goats

S KAKAKHANI, B SHOKROLLAHI… - The Indian Journal of …, 2019 - epubs.icar.org.in
The present study was aimed to survey the polymorphisms in 2 loci (exon 2) of inhibin alpha
(INHA) gene in Markhoz goats. Blood samples collected from 150 female goats were used …