scholarly journals Long-Term Selection for Four-Week Body Weight in Japanese Quail Following Modification of the Selection Environment

1989 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.L. MARKS
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Japanese Quail ◽  
Term Selection ◽  
Selection Environment ◽  
Selection For

scholarly journals Short-Term Selection for Four-Week Body Weight in Japanese Quail

1996 ◽  
Vol 75 (10) ◽  
pp. 1192-1197 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.B. ANTHONY ◽  
K.E. NESTOR ◽  
H.L. MARKS
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Japanese Quail ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Selection ◽  
Selection For

scholarly journals Identification of Genes Targeted in South African Merino and Afrino Sheep Populations Under Long-Term Selection for Reproduction and Body Weight

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaretha Snyman ◽  
Sunika Süllwald ◽  
Willem Olivier ◽  
Carina Visser
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
South African ◽  
Reproductive Performance ◽  
Genome Wide Association Study ◽  
Growth Traits ◽  
Reproductive Traits ◽  
Term Selection ◽  
A Genome ◽  
Selection For

Abstract Background: Reproductive performance and body weight are of the utmost economic importance in determining the efficiency of sheep production. Simultaneous selection for increased reproductive performance and early growth traits is a common strategy in many flocks, but ambiguous results regarding the relationship between reproduction and body weight have been reported. The objective of this study was to perform a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in two South African Merino flocks and an Afrino sheep flock that were selected for both reproduction and body weight over decades. The GWAS aimed to identify SNPs associated with genes affecting the traits number of lambs born (NLB), number of lambs weaned (NLW), total weight of lamb weaned (TWW) and body weight (BW) and thus to ascertain which genes were targeted through directional selection.Results: In the GWAS, 16 SNP markers associated with reproductive traits were identified among the three populations, while 15 SNPs were associated with body weight. These SNPs were linked respectively to 26 and 21 documented genes in the sheep genome. Most of these genes were previously associated in literature with reproduction related, as well as with growth related traits in various farm animal species. This study, supported by results from previous studies performed on sheep and cattle, identified the following genes that warrant further investigation as to their functions and processes relating to growth and reproduction in sheep: MAP7D1, TRAPPC3, THRAP3, TRMP8, SPP2, HDAC9, ZFHX3, SIX6, C14orf39, TAF4B, TRSP1 EYA2, RBMS3, STL38L, BSPH1, LIG1, CABP5 and ELSPBP1. Conclusions: Long-term selection in the flocks for both body weight and reproductive traits, and especially on the composite trait TWW, have favoured genes with pleiotropic effects influencing both groups of traits. SNPs associated with these pleiotropic genes were detected in the association analyses for the various traits.

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