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Hayah I, Talbi C, Chafai N, Houaga I, Botti S, Badaoui B. Genetic diversity and breed-informative SNPs identification in domestic pig populations using coding SNPs. Front Genet 2023; 14:1229741. [PMID: 38034497 PMCID: PMC10687199 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1229741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Background: The use of breed-informative genetic markers, specifically coding Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), is crucial for breed traceability, authentication of meat and dairy products, and the preservation and improvement of pig breeds. By identifying breed informative markers, we aimed to gain insights into the genetic mechanisms that influence production traits, enabling informed decisions in animal management and promoting sustainable pig production to meet the growing demand for animal products. Methods: Our dataset consists of 300 coding SNPs genotyped from three Italian commercial pig populations: Landrace, Yorkshire, and Duroc. Firstly, we analyzed the genetic diversity among the populations. Then, we applied a discriminant analysis of principal components to identify the most informative SNPs for discriminating between these populations. Lastly, we conducted a functional enrichment analysis to identify the most enriched pathways related to the genetic variation observed in the pig populations. Results: The alpha diversity indexes revealed a high genetic diversity within the three breeds. The higher proportion of observed heterozygosity than expected revealed an excess of heterozygotes in the populations that was supported by negative values of the fixation index (FIS) and deviations from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The Euclidean distance, the pairwise FST, and the pairwise Nei's GST genetic distances revealed that Yorkshire and Landrace breeds are genetically the closest, with distance values of 2.242, 0.029, and 0.033, respectively. Conversely, Landrace and Duroc breeds showed the highest genetic divergence, with distance values of 2.815, 0.048, and 0.052, respectively. We identified 28 significant SNPs that are related to phenotypic traits and these SNPs were able to differentiate between the pig breeds with high accuracy. The Functional Enrichment Analysis of the informative SNPs highlighted biological functions related to DNA packaging, chromatin integrity, and the preparation of DNA into higher-order structures. Conclusion: Our study sheds light on the genetic underpinnings of phenotypic variation among three Italian pig breeds, offering potential insights into the mechanisms driving breed differentiation. By prioritizing breed-specific coding SNPs, our approach enables a more focused analysis of specific genomic regions relevant to the research question compared to analyzing the entire genome.
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- Ichrak Hayah
- Laboratory of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Genome, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Plant and Microbial Biotechnologies, Biodiversity, and Environment (BioBio), Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Genome, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Genome, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
- African Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute (ASARI), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Laâyoune, Morocco
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Faggion S, Boschi E, Veroneze R, Carnier P, Bonfatti V. Genomic Prediction and Genome-Wide Association Study for Boar Taint Compounds. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:2450. [PMID: 37570259 PMCID: PMC10417264 DOI: 10.3390/ani13152450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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With a perspective future ban on surgical castration in Europe, selecting pigs with reduced ability to accumulate boar taint (BT) compounds (androstenone, indole, skatole) in their tissues seems a promising strategy. BT compound concentrations were quantified in the adipose tissue of 1075 boars genotyped at 29,844 SNPs. Traditional and SNP-based breeding values were estimated using pedigree-based BLUP (PBLUP) and genomic BLUP (GBLUP), respectively. Heritabilities for BT compounds were moderate (0.30-0.52). The accuracies of GBLUP and PBLUP were significantly different for androstenone (0.58 and 0.36, respectively), but comparable for indole and skatole (~0.43 and ~0.47, respectively). Several SNP windows, each explaining a small percentage of the variance of BT compound concentrations, were identified in a genome-wide association study (GWAS). A total of 18 candidate genes previously associated with BT (MX1), reproduction traits (TCF21, NME5, PTGFR, KCNQ1, UMODL1), and fat metabolism (CTSD, SYT8, TNNI2, CD81, EGR1, GIPC2, MIGA1, NEGR1, CCSER1, MTMR2, LPL, ERFE) were identified in the post-GWAS analysis. The large number of genes related to fat metabolism might be explained by the relationship between sexual steroid levels and fat deposition and be partially ascribed to the pig line investigated, which is selected for ham quality and not for lean growth.
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- Sara Faggion
- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Padova, Italy; (E.B.); (P.C.); (V.B.)
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Padova, Italy; (E.B.); (P.C.); (V.B.)
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-999, Brazil;
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Padova, Italy; (E.B.); (P.C.); (V.B.)
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Padova, Italy; (E.B.); (P.C.); (V.B.)
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Moreno-Nombela S, Romero-Parra J, Ruiz-Ojeda FJ, Solis-Urra P, Baig AT, Plaza-Diaz J. Genome Editing and Protein Energy Malnutrition. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1396:215-232. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-5642-3_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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In livestock industry, one sex is usually preferred over the other due to its impact on the production (e.g., milk from cows, eggs from laying hens, or meat from bulls). Boar taint, to which most of the consumers are susceptible, is a major challenge for the pork industry in the light of the enacted ban of castration without anesthesia from 2021 in Germany. Consequently, a shift towards an increased female ratio would be of great benefit for the pork production. We recently described that a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of the porcine SRY gene by intracytoplasmic microinjection or SCNT resulted in genetically male pigs with a female phenotype. This sex reversal study in pigs revealed a pivotal role of the SRY gene in male sex determination and might pave the way for the generation of boars that produce only female offspring.
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- Björn Petersen
- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Neustadt am Ruebenberge, Germany.
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- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Neustadt am Ruebenberge, Germany
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Larzul C. How to Improve Meat Quality and Welfare in Entire Male Pigs by Genetics. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11030699. [PMID: 33807677 PMCID: PMC7998615 DOI: 10.3390/ani11030699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Successful breeding of entire male pigs needs a better understanding of factors driving meat quality and behavior traits as entire male pigs have lower meat quality, including an occasional strong defect known as boar taint, and more aggressive and sexual behavior. The review provides an update on how genetic factors affecting boar taint compounds and aggressive behavior in male pigs with emphasis on application in selection. Abstract Giving up surgical castration is desirable to avoid pain during surgery but breeding entire males raises issues on meat quality, particularly on boar taint, and aggression. It has been known for decades that boar taint is directly related to sexual development in uncastrated male pigs. The proportion of tainted carcasses depends on many factors, including genetics. The selection of lines with a low risk of developing boar taint should be considered as the most desirable solution in the medium to long term. It has been evidenced that selection against boar taint is feasible, and has been set up in a balanced way in some pig populations to counterbalance potential unfavorable effects on reproductive performances. Selection against aggressive behaviors, though theoretically feasible, faces phenotyping challenges that compromise selection in practice. In the near future, new developments in modelization, automatic recording, and genomic data will help define breeding objectives to solve entire male meat quality and welfare issues.
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- Catherine Larzul
- GenPhySE, Université de Toulouse, French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment INRAE, ENVT, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Recent genetic advances on boar taint reduction as an alternative to castration: a review. J Appl Genet 2021; 62:137-150. [PMID: 33405214 PMCID: PMC7822767 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-020-00598-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Boar taint is an unpleasant odor in male pig meat, mainly caused by androstenone, skatole, and indole, which are deposited in the fat tissue. Piglet castration is the most common practice to prevent boar taint. However, castration is likely to be banished in a few years due to animal welfare concerns. Alternatives to castration, such as genetic selection, have been assessed. Androstenone and skatole have moderate to high heritability, which makes it feasible to select against these compounds. This review presents the latest results obtained on genetic selection against boar taint, on correlation with other traits, on differences in breeds, and on candidate genes related to boar taint. QTLs for androstenone and skatole have been reported mainly on chromosomes 6, 7, and 14. These chromosomes were reported to contain genes responsible for synthesis and degradation of androstenone and skatole. A myriad of work has been done to find markers or genes that can be used to select animals with lower boar taint. The selection against boar taint could decrease performance of some reproduction traits. However, a favorable response on production traits has been observed by selecting against boar taint. Selection results have shown that it is possible to reduce boar taint in few generations. In addition, modifications in diet and environment conditions could be associated with genetic selection to reduce boar taint. Nevertheless, costs to measure and select against boar taint should be rewarded with incentives from the market; otherwise, it would be difficult to implement genetic selection.
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Pork Production with Entire Males: Directions for Control of Boar Taint. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10091665. [PMID: 32947846 PMCID: PMC7552340 DOI: 10.3390/ani10091665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Castration of male piglets has traditionally been carried out to control boar taint, but animal welfare concerns about surgical castration has brought this practice under scrutiny. In addition, castration decreases growth performance and increases the environmental impact of pork production, so alternatives to castration are needed to control boar taint. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on boar taint metabolism and outline some key areas that require further study. We also describe some opportunities for controlling the boar taint problem and propose that by defining the differences in metabolic processes and the genetic variations that can lead to boar taint in individual pigs, we can design effective custom solutions for boar taint. Abstract Boar taint is caused by the accumulation of androstenone and skatole and other indoles in the fat; this is regulated by the balance between synthesis and degradation of these compounds and can be affected by a number of factors, including environment and management practices, sexual maturity, nutrition, and genetics. Boar taint can be controlled by immunocastration, but this practice has not been accepted in some countries. Genetics offers a long-term solution to the boar taint problem via selective breeding or genome editing. A number of short-term strategies to control boar taint have been proposed, but these can have inconsistent effects and there is too much variability between breeds and individuals to implement a blanket solution for boar taint. Therefore, we propose a precision livestock management approach to developing solutions for controlling taint. This involves determining the differences in metabolic processes and the genetic variations that cause boar taint in specific groups of pigs and using this information to design custom treatments based on the cause of boar taint. Genetic, proteomic or metabolomic profiling can then be used to identify and implement effective solutions for boar taint for specific populations of animals.
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Brinke I, Große-Brinkhaus C, Roth K, Pröll-Cornelissen MJ, Henne H, Schellander K, Tholen E. Genomic background and genetic relationships between boar taint and fertility traits in German Landrace and Large White. BMC Genet 2020; 21:61. [PMID: 32513168 PMCID: PMC7282179 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-020-00865-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Due to ethical reasons, surgical castration of young male piglets in their first week of life without anesthesia will be banned in Germany from 2021. Breeding against boar taint is already implemented in sire breeds of breeding organizations but in recent years a low demand made this trait economically less important. The objective of this study was to estimate heritabilities and genetic relationships between boar taint compounds androstenone and skatole and maternal/paternal reproduction traits in 4'924 Landrace (LR) and 4'299 Large White (LW) animals from nucleus populations. Additionally, genome wide association analysis (GWAS) was performed per trait and breed to detect SNP marker with possible pleiotropic effects that are associated with boar taint and fertility. RESULTS Estimated heritabilities (h2) were 0.48 (±0.08) for LR (0.39 ± 0.07 for LW) for androstenone and 0.52 (±0.08) for LR (0.32 ± 0.07 for LW) for skatole. Heritabilities for reproduction did not differ between breeds except age at first insemination (LR: h2 = 0.27 (±0.05), LW: h2 = 0.34 (±0.05)). Estimates of genetic correlation (rg) between boar taint and fertility were different in LR and LW breeds. In LR an unfavorable rg of 0.31 (±0.15) was observed between androstenone and number of piglets born alive, whereas this rg in LW (- 0.15 (±0.16)) had an opposite sign. A similar breed-specific difference is observed between skatole and sperm count. Within LR, the rg of 0.08 (±0.13) indicates no relationship between the traits, whereas the rg of - 0.37 (±0.14) in LW points to an unfavorable relationship. In LR GWAS identified QTL regions on SSC5 (21.1-22.3 Mb) for androstenone and on SSC6 (5.5-7.5 Mb) and SSC14 (141.1-141.6 Mb) for skatole. For LW, one marker was found on SSC17 at 48.1 Mb for androstenone and one QTL on SSC14 between 140.5 Mb and 141.6 Mb for skatole. CONCLUSION Knowledge about such genetic correlations could help to balance conventional breeding programs with boar taint in maternal breeds. QTL regions with unfavorable pleiotropic effects on boar taint and fertility could have deleterious consequences in genomic selection programs. Constraining the weighting of these QTL in the genomic selection formulae may be a useful strategy to avoid physiological imbalances.
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- Ines Brinke
- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany.,Association for Bioeconomy Research (FBF e.V.), Adenauerallee 174, 53113, Bonn, Germany
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- BHZP GmbH, An der Wassermühle 8, 21368 Dahlenburg-Ellringen, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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PCA-Based Multiple-Trait GWAS Analysis: A Powerful Model for Exploring Pleiotropy. Animals (Basel) 2018; 8:ani8120239. [PMID: 30562943 PMCID: PMC6316348 DOI: 10.3390/ani8120239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Principal component analysis (PCA) is a potential approach that can be applied in multiple-trait genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to explore pleiotropy, as well as increase the power of quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection. In this study, the relationship of test single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was determined between single-trait GWAS and PCA-based GWAS. We found that the estimated pleiotropic quantitative trait nucleotides (QTNs) β * ^ were in most cases larger than the single-trait model estimations ( β 1 ^ and β 2 ^ ). Analysis using the simulated data showed that PCA-based multiple-trait GWAS has improved statistical power for detecting QTL compared to single-trait GWAS. For the minor allele frequency (MAF), when the MAF of QTNs was greater than 0.2, the PCA-based model had a significant advantage in detecting the pleiotropic QTNs, but when its MAF was reduced from 0.2 to 0, the advantage began to disappear. In addition, as the linkage disequilibrium (LD) of the pleiotropic QTNs decreased, its detection ability declined in the co-localization effect model. Furthermore, on the real data of 1141 Simmental cattle, we applied the PCA model to the multiple-trait GWAS analysis and identified a QTL that was consistent with a candidate gene, MCHR2, which was associated with presoma muscle development in cattle. In summary, PCA-based multiple-trait GWAS is an efficient model for exploring pleiotropic QTNs in quantitative traits.
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Tait-Burkard C, Doeschl-Wilson A, McGrew MJ, Archibald AL, Sang HM, Houston RD, Whitelaw CB, Watson M. Livestock 2.0 - genome editing for fitter, healthier, and more productive farmed animals. Genome Biol 2018; 19:204. [PMID: 30477539 PMCID: PMC6258497 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-018-1583-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The human population is growing, and as a result we need to produce more food whilst reducing the impact of farming on the environment. Selective breeding and genomic selection have had a transformational impact on livestock productivity, and now transgenic and genome-editing technologies offer exciting opportunities for the production of fitter, healthier and more-productive livestock. Here, we review recent progress in the application of genome editing to farmed animal species and discuss the potential impact on our ability to produce food.
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- Christine Tait-Burkard
- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.
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Size matters: Boar taint in relationship with body composition and testis volume measured by magnetic resonance imaging. Livest Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2018.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Drag M, Hansen MB, Kadarmideen HN. Systems genomics study reveals expression quantitative trait loci, regulator genes and pathways associated with boar taint in pigs. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0192673. [PMID: 29438444 PMCID: PMC5811030 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Boar taint is an offensive odour and/or taste from a proportion of non-castrated male pigs caused by skatole and androstenone accumulation during sexual maturity. Castration is widely used to avoid boar taint but is currently under debate because of animal welfare concerns. This study aimed to identify expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) with potential effects on boar taint compounds to improve breeding possibilities for reduced boar taint. Danish Landrace male boars with low, medium and high genetic merit for skatole and human nose score (HNS) were slaughtered at ~100 kg. Gene expression profiles were obtained by RNA-Seq, and genotype data were obtained by an Illumina 60K Porcine SNP chip. Following quality control and filtering, 10,545 and 12,731 genes from liver and testis were included in the eQTL analysis, together with 20,827 SNP variants. A total of 205 and 109 single-tissue eQTLs associated with 102 and 58 unique genes were identified in liver and testis, respectively. By employing a multivariate Bayesian hierarchical model, 26 eQTLs were identified as significant multi-tissue eQTLs. The highest densities of eQTLs were found on pig chromosomes SSC12, SSC1, SSC13, SSC9 and SSC14. Functional characterisation of eQTLs revealed functions within regulation of androgen and the intracellular steroid hormone receptor signalling pathway and of xenobiotic metabolism by cytochrome P450 system and cellular response to oestradiol. A QTL enrichment test revealed 89 QTL traits curated by the Animal Genome PigQTL database to be significantly overlapped by the genomic coordinates of cis-acting eQTLs. Finally, a subset of 35 cis-acting eQTLs overlapped with known boar taint QTL traits. These eQTLs could be useful in the development of a DNA test for boar taint but careful monitoring of other overlapping QTL traits should be performed to avoid any negative consequences of selection.
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- Markus Drag
- Section of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Section of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Section of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Section of Systems Genomics, Department of Bio and Health Informatics, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Lyngby, Denmark
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van Son M, Agarwal R, Kent MP, Grove H, Grindflek E, Lien S. Exploiting whole genome sequence data to fine map and characterize candidate genes within a quantitative trait loci region affecting androstenone on porcine chromosome 5. Anim Genet 2017; 48:653-659. [PMID: 29034488 PMCID: PMC5698758 DOI: 10.1111/age.12615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Male piglets are routinely castrated to eliminate boar taint. However, this treatment is undesirable, and alternative approaches, including genetic strategies to reduce boar taint, are demanded. Androstenone is one of the causative agents of boar taint, and a QTL region affecting this pheromone has previously been reported on SSC5: 22.6–24.8 Mb in Duroc. The QTL region is one of the few reported for androstenone that does not simultaneously affect levels of other sex steroids. The main objective of this study was to fine map this QTL. Whole genome sequence data from 23 Norwegian Duroc boars were analyzed to detect new polymorphisms within the QTL region. A subset of 161 SNPs was genotyped in 834 Duroc sires and analyzed for association with androstenone in adipose tissue and testosterone, estrone sulphate and 17β‐estradiol in blood plasma. Our results revealed 100 SNPs significantly associated with androstenone levels in fat (P < 0.001) with 94 of the SNPs being in strong linkage disequilibrium in the region 23.03–24.27 Mb. This haplotype block contains at least four positional candidate genes (HSD17B6,SDR9C7,RDH16 and STAT6) involved in androstenone biosynthesis. No significant associations were found between any of the SNPs and levels of testosterone and estrogens, confirming previous findings. The amount of phenotypic variance explained by single SNPs within the haplotype block was as high as 5.4%. As the SNPs in this region significantly affect levels of androstenone without affecting levels of other sex steroids, they are especially interesting as genetic markers for selection against boar taint.
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- M van Son
- Topigs Norsvin, Storhamargata 44, 2317, Hamar, Norway
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- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (IHA), Faculty of Life Sciences (BIOVIT), Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), PO Box 5003, 1432, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (IHA), Faculty of Life Sciences (BIOVIT), Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), PO Box 5003, 1432, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (IHA), Faculty of Life Sciences (BIOVIT), Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), PO Box 5003, 1432, Ås, Norway
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- Topigs Norsvin, Storhamargata 44, 2317, Hamar, Norway
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- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences (IHA), Faculty of Life Sciences (BIOVIT), Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), PO Box 5003, 1432, Ås, Norway
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van Son M, Kent MP, Grove H, Agarwal R, Hamland H, Lien S, Grindflek E. Fine mapping of a QTL affecting levels of skatole on pig chromosome 7. BMC Genet 2017; 18:85. [PMID: 29020941 PMCID: PMC5637327 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-017-0549-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies in the Norwegian pig breeds Landrace and Duroc have revealed a QTL for levels of skatole located in the region 74.7-80.5 Mb on SSC7. Skatole is one of the main components causing boar taint, which gives an undesirable smell and taste to the pig meat when heated. Surgical castration of boars is a common practice to reduce the risk of boar taint, however, a selection for boars genetically predisposed for low levels of taint would help eliminating the need for castration and be advantageous for both economic and welfare reasons. In order to identify the causal mutation(s) for the QTL and/or identify genetic markers for selection purposes we performed a fine mapping of the SSC7 skatole QTL region. RESULTS A dense set of markers on SSC7 was obtained by whole genome re-sequencing of 24 Norwegian Landrace and 23 Duroc boars. Subsets of 126 and 157 SNPs were used for association analyses in Landrace and Duroc, respectively. Significant single markers associated with skatole spanned a large 4.4 Mb region from 75.9-80.3 Mb in Landrace, with the highest test scores found in a region between the genes NOVA1 and TGM1 (p < 0.001). The same QTL was obtained in Duroc and, although less significant, with associated SNPs spanning a 1.2 Mb region from 78.9-80.1 Mb (p < 0.01). The highest test scores in Duroc were found in genes of the granzyme family (GZMB and GZMH-like) and STXBP6. Haplotypes associated with levels of skatole were identified in Landrace but not in Duroc, and a haplotype block was found to explain 2.3% of the phenotypic variation for skatole. The SNPs in this region were not associated with levels of sex steroids. CONCLUSIONS Fine mapping of a QTL for skatole on SSC7 confirmed associations of this region with skatole levels in pigs. The QTL region was narrowed down to 4.4 Mb in Landrace and haplotypes explaining 2.3% of the phenotypic variance for skatole levels were identified. Results confirmed that sex steroids are not affected by this QTL region, making these markers attractive for selection against boar taint.
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- Maren van Son
- Topigs Norsvin, Storhamargata 44, 2317, Hamar, Norway.
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- Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P. O. Box 5003, 1432, Ås, Norway
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- Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P. O. Box 5003, 1432, Ås, Norway
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- Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P. O. Box 5003, 1432, Ås, Norway
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- Topigs Norsvin, Storhamargata 44, 2317, Hamar, Norway
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- Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P. O. Box 5003, 1432, Ås, Norway
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- Topigs Norsvin, Storhamargata 44, 2317, Hamar, Norway
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Zadinová K, Stupka R, Stratil A, Čítek J, Vehovský K, Lebedová N, Šprysl M, Okrouhlá M. Association analysis of SNPs in the porcine CYP2E1 gene with skatole, indole, and androstenone levels in backfat of a crossbred pig population. Meat Sci 2017; 131:68-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2017.04.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 04/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Suravajhala P, Kogelman LJA, Kadarmideen HN. Multi-omic data integration and analysis using systems genomics approaches: methods and applications in animal production, health and welfare. Genet Sel Evol 2016; 48:38. [PMID: 27130220 PMCID: PMC4850674 DOI: 10.1186/s12711-016-0217-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
In the past years, there has been a remarkable development of high-throughput omics (HTO) technologies such as genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics across all facets of biology. This has spearheaded the progress of the systems biology era, including applications on animal production and health traits. However, notwithstanding these new HTO technologies, there remains an emerging challenge in data analysis. On the one hand, different HTO technologies judged on their own merit are appropriate for the identification of disease-causing genes, biomarkers for prevention and drug targets for the treatment of diseases and for individualized genomic predictions of performance or disease risks. On the other hand, integration of multi-omic data and joint modelling and analyses are very powerful and accurate to understand the systems biology of healthy and sustainable production of animals. We present an overview of current and emerging HTO technologies each with a focus on their applications in animal and veterinary sciences before introducing an integrative systems genomics framework for analysing and integrating multi-omic data towards improved animal production, health and welfare. We conclude that there are big challenges in multi-omic data integration, modelling and systems-level analyses, particularly with the fast emerging HTO technologies. We highlight existing and emerging systems genomics approaches and discuss how they contribute to our understanding of the biology of complex traits or diseases and holistic improvement of production performance, disease resistance and welfare.
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- Prashanth Suravajhala
- Department of Large Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, 1870, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Large Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, 1870, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Large Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, 1870, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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He H, Lin D, Zhang J, Wang Y, Deng HW. Biostatistics, Data Mining and Computational Modeling. TRANSLATIONAL BIOINFORMATICS 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7543-4_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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