Molecular mechanisms underlying age-dependent effects of rearing system on the goose testicular development and semen quality.

ABSTRACT: As an important non-genetic factor, the rearing system has significant effects on male poultry reproductive system development. However, compared with other poultry such as chickens and ducks, less is known about the effects and mechanisms of rearing system on the gander reproductive organ development and semen quality. In the present study, the testicular morphological, histological, and transcriptomic responses of three goose breeds to the two dryland rearing systems (i.e., cage rearing system, CRS and net-floor mixed rearing system, MRS) were systematically analyzed and compared. Results from histomorphological analysis demonstrated that the effects of rearing system on the gander testicular development were age-dependent, and moreover, the CRS may be more conducive than MRS to the test

SUBMITTER: Hu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11647238 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature