Background After domestication, the evolution of phenotypically-varied sheep breeds has
generated rich biodiversity. This wide phenotypic variation arises as a result of hidden …

Different sheep breeds have evolved after initial domestication, generating various tail
phenotypic patterns. The phenotypic diversity of sheep tail patterns offers ideal materials for …

MicroRNA (miRNA) is a kind of noncoding RNA whose function involved in various
biological processes in neuronal maturation and adipocyte cells, such as differentiation …

Abstract Background Hu sheep and Tibetan sheep in China are characterized by fat tails
and thin tails, respectively. Several transcriptomes have been conducted in different sheep …

Introduction The development of reproducible tools for the rapid genotyping of thousands of
genetic markers (SNPs) has promoted cross border collaboration in the study of sheep …

Fat deposition in sheep tails is as a result of a complicated mechanism. Mongolian sheep
(MG) and Small Tail Han sheep (STH) are two fat-tailed Chinese indigenous sheep breeds …

Reducing fat deposition in sheep (Ovis aries) tails is one of the most important ways to
combat rising costs and control consumer preference. Our previous studies have shown that …

The fat tail is a unique characteristic of sheep that represents energy reserves and is a
complex adaptative mechanism of fat-tailed sheep to environmental stress. MicroRNA plays …

Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) family, exert plays a key role in embryonic
development, cell proliferation, cell migration, angiogenesis and reproduction. Related …

Tail adipose as one of the important functional tissues can enhance hazardous
environments tolerance for sheep. The objective of this study was to gain insight into the …