New insights into the genetic loci related to egg weight and age at first egg traits in broiler breeder

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Ma, Xiaochun

作者： Ma, Xiaochun;Li, Zhengda;Bai, Lu;Wang, Mengjie;Wen, Jie;Zhao, Guiping;Liu, Ranran;Ma, Xiaochun;Li, Zhengda;Bai, Lu;Wang, Mengjie;Wen, Jie;Zhao, Guiping;Liu, Ranran;Ma, Xiaochun;Li, Zhengda;Bai, Lu;Wang, Mengjie;Wen, Jie;Zhao, Guiping;Liu, Ranran;Ma, Xiaochun;Li, Zhengda;Bai, Lu;Wang, Mengjie;Wen, Jie;Zhao, Guiping;Liu, Ranran;Ying, Fan;Zhu, Dan;Liu, Dawei

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关键词： egg weight; age at first egg; genome-wide association analysis; meta analysis; broiler breeder

期刊名称：POULTRY SCIENCE （ 影响因子：3.8； 五年影响因子：4.1 ）

ISSN： 0032-5791

年卷期： 2024 年 103 卷 5 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Egg weight (EW) EW ) and age at first egg (AFE) AFE ) are economically important traits in breeder chicken production. The genetic basis of these traits, however, is far from understood, especially for broiler breeders. In this study, genetic parameter estimation, genome-wide association analysis, meta-analysis, and selective sweep analysis were carried out to identify genetic loci associated with EW and AFE in 6,842 broiler breeders. The study found that the heritability of EW ranged from 0.42 to 0.44, while the heritability of AFE was estimated at 0.33 in the maternal line. Meta- analysis and selective sweep analysis identified two colocalized regions on GGA4 that significantly influenced EW at 32 wk ( EW32W ) and at 43 wk ( EW43W ) with both paternal and maternal lines. The genes AR, YIPF6, , and STARD8 were located within the significant region (GGA4: 366.86-575.50 kb), potentially affecting EW through the regulation of follicle development, cell proliferation, and lipid transfer etc. The promising genes LCORL and NCAPG were positioned within the significant region (GGA4:75.35-75.42 Mb), potentially influencing EW through pleiotropic effects on growth and development. Additionally, 3 significant regions were associated with AFE on chromosomes GGA7, GGA19, and GGA27. All of these factors affected the AFE by influencing ovarian development. In our study, the genomic information from both paternal and maternal lines was used to identify genetic regions associated with EW and AFE. Two genomic regions and eight genes were identified as the most likely candidates affecting EW and AFE. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the genetic basis of egg production traits in broiler breeders and provide new insights into future technology development.

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