Co-expression of candidate genes regulating growth performance and carcass traits of Barki lambs in Egypt.

ABSTRACT: Sheep are considered one of the main sources of animal protein in Egypt and the producers of sheep mutton eagers to find biological criteria for selecting fast-growing lambs that reach market weight early. Therefore, the present study aimed to find a link between the expression profile of selected candidate genes with growth performance and carcass traits of Barki lambs. Thirty-eight Barki lambs were kept and fed individually after weaning till 12 months of age and were divided into 3 groups according to growth performance (fast, intermediate, and slow-growing). Three samples were taken from different body tissues (eye muscle, liver, and fat tail) of each group, directly during slaughtering and stored at - 80 °C until RNA isolation. Real-time PCR was used to profile selected candidate gene

SUBMITTER: Ghanem N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9372007 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature