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Romanov MN, Shakhin AV, Abdelmanova AS, Volkova NA, Efimov DN, Fisinin VI, Korshunova LG, Anshakov DV, Dotsev AV, Griffin DK, Zinovieva NA. Dissecting Selective Signatures and Candidate Genes in Grandparent Lines Subject to High Selection Pressure for Broiler Production and in a Local Russian Chicken Breed of Ushanka. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:524. [PMID: 38674458 PMCID: PMC11050503 DOI: 10.3390/genes15040524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Breeding improvements and quantitative trait genetics are essential to the advancement of broiler production. The impact of artificial selection on genomic architecture and the genetic markers sought remains a key area of research. Here, we used whole-genome resequencing data to analyze the genomic architecture, diversity, and selective sweeps in Cornish White (CRW) and Plymouth Rock White (PRW) transboundary breeds selected for meat production and, comparatively, in an aboriginal Russian breed of Ushanka (USH). Reads were aligned to the reference genome bGalGal1.mat.broiler.GRCg7b and filtered to remove PCR duplicates and low-quality reads using BWA-MEM2 and bcftools software; 12,563,892 SNPs were produced for subsequent analyses. Compared to CRW and PRW, USH had a lower diversity and a higher genetic distinctiveness. Selective sweep regions and corresponding candidate genes were examined based on ZFST, hapFLK, and ROH assessment procedures. Twenty-seven prioritized chicken genes and the functional projection from human homologs suggest their importance for selection signals in the studied breeds. These genes have a functional relationship with such trait categories as body weight, muscles, fat metabolism and deposition, reproduction, etc., mainly aligned with the QTLs in the sweep regions. This information is pivotal for further executing genomic selection to enhance phenotypic traits.
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- Michael N. Romanov
- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (A.V.S.); (A.S.A.); (N.A.V.); (A.V.D.)
- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK;
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (A.V.S.); (A.S.A.); (N.A.V.); (A.V.D.)
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (A.V.S.); (A.S.A.); (N.A.V.); (A.V.D.)
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (A.V.S.); (A.S.A.); (N.A.V.); (A.V.D.)
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- Federal State Budget Scientific Institution Federal Scientific Center “All-Russian Research and Technological Poultry Institute”, Sergiev Posad 141311, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (D.N.E.); (V.I.F.); (L.G.K.)
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- Federal State Budget Scientific Institution Federal Scientific Center “All-Russian Research and Technological Poultry Institute”, Sergiev Posad 141311, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (D.N.E.); (V.I.F.); (L.G.K.)
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- Federal State Budget Scientific Institution Federal Scientific Center “All-Russian Research and Technological Poultry Institute”, Sergiev Posad 141311, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (D.N.E.); (V.I.F.); (L.G.K.)
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- Breeding and Genetic Center “Zagorsk Experimental Breeding Farm”—Branch of the Federal Research Center “All-Russian Poultry Research and Technological Institute”, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad 141311, Moscow Oblast, Russia;
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (A.V.S.); (A.S.A.); (N.A.V.); (A.V.D.)
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (A.V.S.); (A.S.A.); (N.A.V.); (A.V.D.)
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Volkova NA, Romanov MN, Abdelmanova AS, Larionova PV, German NY, Vetokh AN, Shakhin AV, Volkova LA, Anshakov DV, Fisinin VI, Narushin VG, Griffin DK, Sölkner J, Brem G, McEwan JC, Brauning R, Zinovieva NA. Genotyping-by-Sequencing Strategy for Integrating Genomic Structure, Diversity and Performance of Various Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica) Breeds. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3439. [PMID: 38003057 PMCID: PMC10668688 DOI: 10.3390/ani13223439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Traces of long-term artificial selection can be detected in genomes of domesticated birds via whole-genome screening using single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. This study thus examined putative genomic regions under selection that are relevant to the development history, divergence and phylogeny among Japanese quails of various breeds and utility types. We sampled 99 birds from eight breeds (11% of the global gene pool) of egg (Japanese, English White, English Black, Tuxedo and Manchurian Golden), meat (Texas White and Pharaoh) and dual-purpose (Estonian) types. The genotyping-by-sequencing analysis was performed for the first time in domestic quails, providing 62,935 SNPs. Using principal component analysis, Neighbor-Net and Admixture algorithms, the studied breeds were characterized according to their genomic architecture, ancestry and direction of selective breeding. Japanese and Pharaoh breeds had the smallest number and length of homozygous segments indicating a lower selective pressure. Tuxedo and Texas White breeds showed the highest values of these indicators and genomic inbreeding suggesting a greater homozygosity. We revealed evidence for the integration of genomic and performance data, and our findings are applicable for elucidating the history of creation and genomic variability in quail breeds that, in turn, will be useful for future breeding improvement strategies.
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- Natalia A. Volkova
- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (N.A.V.); (A.S.A.); (P.V.L.); (N.Y.G.); (A.N.V.); (A.V.S.); (L.A.V.)
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (N.A.V.); (A.S.A.); (P.V.L.); (N.Y.G.); (A.N.V.); (A.V.S.); (L.A.V.)
- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NJ, UK;
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (N.A.V.); (A.S.A.); (P.V.L.); (N.Y.G.); (A.N.V.); (A.V.S.); (L.A.V.)
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (N.A.V.); (A.S.A.); (P.V.L.); (N.Y.G.); (A.N.V.); (A.V.S.); (L.A.V.)
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (N.A.V.); (A.S.A.); (P.V.L.); (N.Y.G.); (A.N.V.); (A.V.S.); (L.A.V.)
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (N.A.V.); (A.S.A.); (P.V.L.); (N.Y.G.); (A.N.V.); (A.V.S.); (L.A.V.)
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (N.A.V.); (A.S.A.); (P.V.L.); (N.Y.G.); (A.N.V.); (A.V.S.); (L.A.V.)
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (N.A.V.); (A.S.A.); (P.V.L.); (N.Y.G.); (A.N.V.); (A.V.S.); (L.A.V.)
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- Breeding and Genetic Center Zagorsk Experimental Breeding Farm—Branch of the Federal Research Centre, All-Russian Poultry Research and Technological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad 141311, Moscow Oblast, Russia;
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- Federal Research Center “All-Russian Poultry Research and Technological Institute” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad 141311, Moscow Oblast, Russia;
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- Research Institute for Environment Treatment, 69032 Zaporizhya, Ukraine;
- Vita-Market Co., Ltd., 69032 Zaporizhya, Ukraine
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NJ, UK;
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- Institute of Livestock Sciences (NUWI), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, 1180 Vienna, Austria;
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- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria;
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- AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel 9053, New Zealand; (J.C.M.); (R.B.)
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- AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel 9053, New Zealand; (J.C.M.); (R.B.)
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia; (N.A.V.); (A.S.A.); (P.V.L.); (N.Y.G.); (A.N.V.); (A.V.S.); (L.A.V.)
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Romanov MN, Abdelmanova AS, Fisinin VI, Gladyr EA, Volkova NA, Anshakov DV, Stanishevskaya OI, Vakhrameev AB, Dotsev AV, Griffin DK, Zinovieva NA. Whole Genome Screening Procures a Holistic Hold of the Russian Chicken Gene Pool Heritage and Demographic History. Biology (Basel) 2023; 12:979. [PMID: 37508409 PMCID: PMC10376169 DOI: 10.3390/biology12070979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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A study for genomic variation that may reflect putative selective signaling and be associated with economically important traits is instrumental for obtaining information about demographic and selection history in domestic animal species and populations. A rich variety of the Russian chicken gene pool breeds warrants a further detailed study. Specifically, their genomic features can derive implications from their genome architecture and selective footprints for their subsequent breeding and practical efficient exploitation. In the present work, whole genome genotyping of 19 chicken breeds (20 populations with up to 71 samples each) was performed using the Chicken 50 K BeadChip DNA chip. The studied breed sample included six native Russian breeds of chickens developed in the 17th-19th centuries, as well as eight Russian chicken breeds, including the Russian White (RW), created in the 20th century on the basis of improving local chickens using breeds of foreign selection. Five specialized foreign breeds of chickens, including the White Leghorn (WL), were used along with other breeds representing the Russian gene pool. The characteristics of the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of the native breeds of chickens were represented in comparison with foreign breeds. It was established that the studied native breeds demonstrate their own genetic structure that distinguishes them from foreign breeds, and from each other. For example, we previously made an assumption on what could cause the differences between two RW populations, RW1 and RW2. From the data obtained here, it was verified that WL was additionally crossed to RW2, unlike RW1. Thus, inherently, RW1 is a purer population of this improved Russian breed. A significant contribution of the gene pool of native breeds to the global genetic diversity of chickens was shown. In general, based on the results of a multilateral survey of this sample of breeds, it can be concluded that phylogenetic relationships based on their genetic structure and variability robustly reflect the known, previously postulated and newly discovered patterns of evolution of native chickens. The results herein presented will aid selection and breeding work using this gene pool.
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- Michael N Romanov
- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia
- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, Kent, UK
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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- Center "All-Russian Poultry Research and Technological Institute" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad 141311, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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- Breeding and Genetic Center "Zagorsk Experimental Breeding Farm"-Branch of the Federal Research Centre "All-Russian Poultry Research and Technological Institute" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad 141311, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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- Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding-Branch of the L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Pushkin, Saint Petersburg 196601, Russia
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- Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding-Branch of the L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Pushkin, Saint Petersburg 196601, Russia
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, Kent, UK
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- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk 142132, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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Romanov MN, Abdelmanova AS, Fisinin VI, Gladyr EA, Volkova NA, Koshkina OA, Rodionov AN, Vetokh AN, Gusev IV, Anshakov DV, Stanishevskaya OI, Dotsev AV, Griffin DK, Zinovieva NA. Selective footprints and genes relevant to cold adaptation and other phenotypic traits are unscrambled in the genomes of divergently selected chicken breeds. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2023; 14:35. [PMID: 36829208 PMCID: PMC9951459 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-022-00813-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The genomes of worldwide poultry breeds divergently selected for performance and other phenotypic traits may also be affected by, and formed due to, past and current admixture events. Adaptation to diverse environments, including acclimation to harsh climatic conditions, has also left selection footprints in breed genomes. RESULTS Using the Chicken 50K_CobbCons SNP chip, we genotyped four divergently selected breeds: two aboriginal, cold tolerant Ushanka and Orloff Mille Fleur, one egg-type Russian White subjected to artificial selection for cold tolerance, and one meat-type White Cornish. Signals of selective sweeps were determined in the studied breeds using three methods: (1) assessment of runs of homozygosity islands, (2) FST based population differential analysis, and (3) haplotype differentiation analysis. Genomic regions of true selection signatures were identified by two or more methods or in two or more breeds. In these regions, we detected 540 prioritized candidate genes supplemented them with those that occurred in one breed using one statistic and were suggested in other studies. Amongst them, SOX5, ME3, ZNF536, WWP1, RIPK2, OSGIN2, DECR1, TPO, PPARGC1A, BDNF, MSTN, and beta-keratin genes can be especially mentioned as candidates for cold adaptation. Epigenetic factors may be involved in regulating some of these important genes (e.g., TPO and BDNF). CONCLUSION Based on a genome-wide scan, our findings can help dissect the genetic architecture underlying various phenotypic traits in chicken breeds. These include genes representing the sine qua non for adaptation to harsh environments. Cold tolerance in acclimated chicken breeds may be developed following one of few specific gene expression mechanisms or more than one overlapping response known in cold-exposed individuals, and this warrants further investigation.
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- Michael N. Romanov
- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk, Moscow Region Russia ,grid.9759.20000 0001 2232 2818School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk, Moscow Region Russia
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- grid.4886.20000 0001 2192 9124Federal State Budget Scientific Institution Federal Research Centre “All-Russian Poultry Research and Technological Institute” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region Russia
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk, Moscow Region Russia
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk, Moscow Region Russia
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk, Moscow Region Russia
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk, Moscow Region Russia
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk, Moscow Region Russia
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk, Moscow Region Russia
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- grid.4886.20000 0001 2192 9124Breeding and Genetic Centre “Zagorsk Experimental Breeding Farm” – Branch of the Federal Research Centre “All-Russian Poultry Research and Technological Institute” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region Russia
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- grid.473314.6Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding – Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk, Moscow Region Russia
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- grid.9759.20000 0001 2232 2818School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, Podolsk, Moscow Region Russia
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Sermyagin AA, Dotsev AV, Abdelmanova AS, Sölkner J, Zinovieva NA. PSXIV-26 Selection footprints in Russian red cattle identified by linkage disequilibrium blocks based on SNP data. J Anim Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab235.467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Among the variety of cattle breeds in Russia, the Russian red dual-purpose cattle breeds have great importance because of their ability to produce high milk yields as well as to provide excellent milk quality. The low census size of the Russian red cattle breeds requires development of programs for conservation of their biodiversity. Our study aimed to investigate selection footprints in Russian red cattle breeds, using high values of linkage disequilibrium (LD) in SNP haplotype blocks as indicators. For finding such LD blocks, we used the genotypes (≈35K SNPs) of Red Gorbatov (RGB, n = 26), Bestuzhev (BST,n = 27), and Suksun (SKS,n = 17) breeds, as well as Red Holstein (RH,n = 16) as an outgroup. Quality control and LD calculations for different distances were performed in Plink 1.90. Top 0.01% SNP pairs by LD value (0.9≤r2< 1.0) were selected for further analysis. The effective population size derived from LD patterns was estimated using SNeP tool. Comparison of LD values for 70 kb interval between breeds and chromosomes by MANOVA pairwise testing significantly distinguished RH/RGB and BST/SKS breeds (P < 0.05-0.001). LD values among chromosomes were 0.195–0.287 for RH, 0.194–0.272 for RGB, 0.172–0.237 for BST, and 0.157–0.217 for SKS. The SKS and BST breeds had higher Ne values (84 and 113, respectively) compared to RH (63) and RGB (79). Selection footprints by LD blocks in Russian red cattle genome covered several relevant genes on BTA1 (EPHA6,DGKG), BTA2 (LRP1B,THSD7B,STAT1), BTA5 (CPM,BAIAP2L2), BTA9 (TRDN,UTRN), BTA10 (KCNN2,CAPN3), BTA11 (SH3RF3,RABGAP1,RALGPS1), BTA14 (ZNF16,ARHGAP39,TOX,DGAT1), and BTA19 (MYH10), BTA22 (FHIT). Detected genes were found to be responsible for milk fat and protein contents, fatty acid composition, somatic cells score, fertility, feet and legs, and udder conformation traits. Our results can be useful for developing the breeding and conservation programs of the Russian red cattle genetic resources. The study was funded by RFBR within project No. 20-516-00020
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Abdelmanova AS, Kharzinova VR, Dotsev AV, Sermyagin AA, Boronetskaya O, Chinarov R, Brem G, Zinovieva NA. PSXV-10 Study of allelic pattern of PLAG1 gene in the historical and modern populations of two oldest Russian dairy cattle breeds. J Anim Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab235.474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Increasing animal stature is one of the goals of modern breeding programs for many dairy cattle breeds, because stature related to higher milk yield. The PLAG1 gene was shown to be a strong candidate responsible for stature in different cattle breeds. The polymorphic SNP BovineHD1400007259, located within PLAG1 gene, is considered as a causal mutation responsible for stature. The aim of our work was to evaluate the effect of long selection for the increased body height on the alterations of the allele’s frequencies of the PLAG1 gene in the historical and modern populations of the Russian Yaroslavl and Kholmogor dairy cattle breeds. The historical specimens of Yaroslavl (n = 22) and Kholmogor (n = 12) cattle dated by the first quarter of the 20th century were derived from the craniological collection of the E.F. Liskun Museum for Animal Husbandry. The modern representatives of Yaroslavl (n = 31) and Kholmogor (n = 25) breeds were used for comparison. All works with historical samples were performed in dedicated facility of the L.K. Ernst Research Center for Animal Husbandry. The samples were genotyped using high-density DNA arrays (Illumina Inc., USA). The historical DNA was treated by USER enzyme before genotyping to avoid the misincoporated nucleotides occurred due to postmortem DNA damage. We observed significant differences in allele frequencies of PLAG1 genes between historical and modern populations of both breeds. The frequencies of G allele, which is associated with higher stature, were increased from 0.114 in historical Yaroslavl cattle and from 0.167 in historical Kholmogor cattle to 0.633 and 0.860 in the modern breeds’ representatives, respectively. Our data suggest that PLAG1 gene was affected by artificial selection in studied cattle breeds. The research results will be useful for elucidation of the history of these two oldest Russian dairy cattle breeds. The study was funded by the RSF No. 21-66-00007.
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- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine (VMU)
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Mishina AI, Abdelmanova AS, Dotsev AV, Sermyagin AA, Brem G, Zinovieva NA. PSI-B-23 Assessment of genomic inbreeding in Russian local and commercial dairy breeds of cattle. J Anim Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab235.415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Drastic decline of population size of Russian local cattle breeds observed during last three decades has led to the decrease of genetic diversity. Due to the limited number of bulls used for artificial insemination, inbreeding in herds can be increased, which can lead to the decrease of reproduction capacity and adaptability of animals. Our aim was to assess genomic inbreeding in two Russian local cattle breeds, including Kholmogor (n = 26) and Istoben (n = 21). Two transboundary cattle breeds used for milk production in Russia including Holstein (n = 49) and Simmental (n = 38) were chosen for comparison. SNP genotyping was performed using the Bovine GGP 150K BeadArray (Illumina, CA, USA). After the quality control, 117591 autosomal SNPs were selected for analyzes. The degree of genomic inbreeding was assessed by calculations of inbreeding coefficient based on run of homozygosity (F(ROH)) and multilocus heterozygosity (sMLH). We found the strong negative correlations between the F(ROH) and sMLH values in animals of all of studied breeds (r2 = -0.805). The average F(ROH) values were 0.065 < mo >±< /mo >< /math >“>±± 0.003 for Kholmogor, 0.048 < mo >±< /mo >< /math >“>±± 0.006 for Istoben, 0.129 < mo >±< /mo >< /math >“>±± 0.007 for Holstein, and 0.102 < mo >±< /mo >< /math >“>±± 0.007 for Simmental breed. The sMLH values in Kholmogor, Istoben, Holstein and Simmental breeds varied from 0,99 to 1,076, from 0,829 to 1,102, from 0,890 to 1,069 and from 0,866 to 1,041, and averaged to 1.030, 1.013, 1.000, and 0.974, respectively. According to our research results, two studied Russian cattle breeds are characterized by lower levels of genomic inbreeding compared to transboundary cattle breeds. Our results will be helpful for developing the conservation programs for Russian Kholmogor and Istoben cattle breeds. The study was funded by the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education within theme No. 0445-2019-0024 and RFBR within project 19-316-90017 (the study of Kholmogor cattle).
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- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine (VMU)
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Abdelmanova AS, Dotsev AV, Sermyagin AA, Brem G, Zinovieva NA. PSI-B-25 Assessment of the genetic resources of Russian local cattle breeds by genome-wide SNP analysis. J Anim Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab235.410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Russia is reach by local cattle genetic resources, which are well adapted to the different environment. However, the modern cattle husbandry tends to the replacing the local cattle breeds by highly productive commercial breeds, which can lead to the decline of genetic diversity. The aim of our work was to estimate the genetic identity of five Russian local cattle breeds, including Yaroslavl (n = 52), Kholmogor (n = 26), Istoben (n = 21), Tagil (n = 26), and Black-and-White (n = 44). The Holstein breed (n = 49), which is actively used for improvement of above breeds was included in the study for comparison. The genotyping was performed using GGP Bovine 150K Array (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) and more than 112000 autosomal SNPs passed through the quality control and were selected for the analysis. We observed the significant excess of heterozygotes in four studied breeds (the values of unbiased inbreeding coefficient were varied from -0.009 to -0.022), except for Black-and-White breed. The effective population size (Ne) for Istoben, Tagil and Kholmogor breeds was declined until present, while Holstein and Black-and-White breeds showed the increase of Ne values starting at 5 generations ago. The Black-and-White breed was the closest to the Holsteins (Fst=0.014), while the Yaroslavl breed was the most distant (Fst=0.115). The highest ratio of Holstein specific genomic components was shown for Tagil (18.79%) and Black-and-White (59.73%) breeds. Our results indicated replacing the part of aboriginal genomic components in several Russian local cattle breeds by Holstein specific components. The comprehensive strategies for conservation of the Russian local cattle breeds are needed to avoid the further decline of genetic diversity of these valuable national animal genetic resources. The study was funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within theme 0445-2019-0024.
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- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine (VMU)
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Deniskova TE, Abdelmanova AS, Dotsev AV, Lushihina E, Zhunushev A, Reyer H, Selionova MI, Wimmers K, Brem G, Zinovieva NA. PSXVI-17 Estimation of inbreeding in local sheep breeds of west Asian and central Asian origin based on high-density SNP-genotypes. J Anim Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab235.405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Maintaining high levels of genetic diversity is a key factor of successful breeding of resilient, resistant to diseases and productive sheep. Prevention of inbreeding is of special importance in the mountainous hard-to-get habitats where gene flow is limited or absent. An assessment of inbreeding coefficients based only on pedigree information is not always correct. In addition, pedigree information is often missing for flocks of native sheep. In this regard, we performed a genomic assessment of inbreeding in 15 local sheep breeds inhabiting severe environments of Russia and neighboring Asian countries based on estimations of standardized multilocus heterozygosity (sMLH) and runs of homozygosity [F(ROH)]. For this study, we used SNP genotypes of twelve Russian local breeds (n = 316) and three Kyrgyz local breeds (n = 68), which were generated using Ovine Infinium® HD SNP BeadChip (Illumina, CA, USA). The sMLH values were calculated using R package inbreedR and visualized in R package ggplot2. The F(ROH) values were calculated using the R package detectRUNS by applying the consecutive runs method. Mean sMLH values were varied from 0.962 ± 0.006 in the Andean breed to 1.031 ± 0.002 in the Buryat breed and averaged to 1.001± 0.004. The least mean F(ROH) value was detected in the Mongolian breed (0.0043 ± 0.0009) while the greatest ones were observed in the Alai and Andean breeds (0.0364 ± 0.0049 and 0.0357 ± 0.0061, respectively). The strong negative correlations between sMLH and F(ROH) were detected for all of studied breeds (r2 = –0.8496, CI = –0.8752… –0.8192). The obtained data is relevant for control of inbreeding level in the populations and for future sustainable management of native fat-tailed sheep breeds. The study was funded by RSF No. 19-16-00070.
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- Institute of Biotechnology of National Academy of Science of Kyrgyz Republic
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- Institute of Biotechnology of National Academy of Science of Kyrgyz Republic
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- Institute of Genome Biology, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology
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- Institute of Genome Biology, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology
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- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine (VMU)
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Abdelmanova AS, Dotsev AV, Romanov MN, Stanishevskaya OI, Gladyr EA, Rodionov AN, Vetokh AN, Volkova NA, Fedorova ES, Gusev IV, Griffin DK, Brem G, Zinovieva NA. Unveiling Comparative Genomic Trajectories of Selection and Key Candidate Genes in Egg-Type Russian White and Meat-Type White Cornish Chickens. Biology (Basel) 2021; 10:biology10090876. [PMID: 34571753 PMCID: PMC8469556 DOI: 10.3390/biology10090876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Comparison of genomic footprints in chicken breeds with different selection history is a powerful tool in elucidating genomic regions that have been targeted by recent and more ancient selection. In the present work, we aimed at examining and comparing the trajectories of artificial selection in the genomes of the native egg-type Russian White (RW) and meat-type White Cornish (WC) breeds. Combining three different statistics (top 0.1% SNP by FST value at pairwise breed comparison, hapFLK analysis, and identification of ROH island shared by more than 50% of individuals), we detected 45 genomic regions under putative selection including 11 selective sweep regions, which were detected by at least two different methods. Four of such regions were breed-specific for each of RW breed (on GGA1, GGA5, GGA8, and GGA9) and WC breed (on GGA1, GGA5, GGA8, and GGA28), while three remaining regions on GGA2 (two sweeps) and GGA3 were common for both breeds. Most of identified genomic regions overlapped with known QTLs and/or candidate genes including those for body temperatures, egg productivity, and feed intake in RW chickens and those for growth, meat and carcass traits, and feed efficiency in WC chickens. These findings were concordant with the breed origin and history of their artificial selection. We determined a set of 188 prioritized candidate genes retrieved from the 11 overlapped regions of putative selection and reviewed their functions relative to phenotypic traits of interest in the two breeds. One of the RW-specific sweep regions harbored the known domestication gene, TSHR. Gene ontology and functional annotation analysis provided additional insight into a functional coherence of genes in the sweep regions. We also showed a greater candidate gene richness on microchromosomes relative to macrochromosomes in these genomic areas. Our results on the selection history of RW and WC chickens and their key candidate genes under selection serve as a profound information for further conservation of their genomic diversity and efficient breeding.
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- Alexandra S. Abdelmanova
- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, 142132 Podolsk, Russia; (A.S.A.); (A.V.D.); (E.A.G.); (A.N.R.); (A.N.V.); (N.A.V.); (I.V.G.)
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, 142132 Podolsk, Russia; (A.S.A.); (A.V.D.); (E.A.G.); (A.N.R.); (A.N.V.); (N.A.V.); (I.V.G.)
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NJ, UK;
- K.I. Skryabin Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, 23 Akademika Skryabina St., 109472 Moscow, Russia
- Correspondence: (M.N.R.); (N.A.Z.); Tel.: +798-57154351 (M.N.R.); +749-67651163 (N.A.Z.)
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- Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding—Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Pushkin, 196601 St. Petersburg, Russia; (O.I.S.); (E.S.F.)
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, 142132 Podolsk, Russia; (A.S.A.); (A.V.D.); (E.A.G.); (A.N.R.); (A.N.V.); (N.A.V.); (I.V.G.)
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, 142132 Podolsk, Russia; (A.S.A.); (A.V.D.); (E.A.G.); (A.N.R.); (A.N.V.); (N.A.V.); (I.V.G.)
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, 142132 Podolsk, Russia; (A.S.A.); (A.V.D.); (E.A.G.); (A.N.R.); (A.N.V.); (N.A.V.); (I.V.G.)
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, 142132 Podolsk, Russia; (A.S.A.); (A.V.D.); (E.A.G.); (A.N.R.); (A.N.V.); (N.A.V.); (I.V.G.)
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- Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding—Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Pushkin, 196601 St. Petersburg, Russia; (O.I.S.); (E.S.F.)
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, 142132 Podolsk, Russia; (A.S.A.); (A.V.D.); (E.A.G.); (A.N.R.); (A.N.V.); (N.A.V.); (I.V.G.)
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NJ, UK;
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- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria;
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, 142132 Podolsk, Russia; (A.S.A.); (A.V.D.); (E.A.G.); (A.N.R.); (A.N.V.); (N.A.V.); (I.V.G.)
- Correspondence: (M.N.R.); (N.A.Z.); Tel.: +798-57154351 (M.N.R.); +749-67651163 (N.A.Z.)
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Zinovieva NA, Sheiko IP, Dotsev AV, Sheiko RI, Mikhailova ME, Sermyagin AA, Abdelmanova AS, Kharzinova VR, Reyer H, Wimmers K, Sölkner J, Pleshanov NV, Brem G. Genome-wide SNP analysis clearly distinguished the Belarusian Red cattle from other European cattle breeds. Anim Genet 2021; 52:720-724. [PMID: 34131930 DOI: 10.1111/age.13102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Local breeds can serve as an important source of genetic variability in domestic animal species. This study aimed to assess the genetic diversity and population structure of Belarusian Red cattle and their differentiation from other European cattle populations based on genome-wide SNP genotypes. Twenty pedigree-recorded non-closely related cows of Belarusian Red cattle were genotyped using the Illumina BovineHD BeadChip. Genotypes of 22 other European cattle breeds were included in the study for comparison. A total of 28 562 SNPs passed through the quality control checks and were selected for analysis. The Belarusian Red cattle displayed a moderate level of genetic variability (U HE = 0.341, HO = 0.368), and the highest heterozygote excess (U FIS = -0.066), among the studied breeds; this reflects the contribution of multiple breeds to their formation. The principal component analysis, FST -based Neighbor-Net tree and Admixture clustering, clearly distinguished the Belarusian Red cattle from the other European cattle breeds. Moreover, the presence of ancestral genomic components of Danish Red and Brown Swiss breeds were clearly visible, which agrees with the breed's history and its recent development. Our study highlights the importance of maintaining the specific genomic components, which makes a significant contribution to the global genetic diversity in the modern population of Belarusian Red cattle, allowing us to consider them a valuable national genetic resource. Our research results will be useful for the development of conservation programs for this local cattle breed.
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- N A Zinovieva
- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Podolsk, 142132, Russia
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- Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Animal Husbandry, Zhodino, 222160, Belarus
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Podolsk, 142132, Russia
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- Institute of Genetics and Cytology of the National Academy of Science of Belarus, Minsk, 220072, Belarus
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- Institute of Genetics and Cytology of the National Academy of Science of Belarus, Minsk, 220072, Belarus
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Podolsk, 142132, Russia
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Podolsk, 142132, Russia
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Podolsk, 142132, Russia
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- Institute of Genome Biology, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Dummerstorf, 18196, Germany
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- Institute of Genome Biology, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Dummerstorf, 18196, Germany
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- Division of Livestock Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, 1180, Austria
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- Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding - Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, St. Petersburg - Pushkin, 196601, Russia
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- L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Podolsk, 142132, Russia.,Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, 1210, Austria
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