Chromosome-level genome assembly of the Muscovy duck provides insight into fatty liver susceptibility.

The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is an economically important poultry species, which is susceptible to fatty liver. Thus, the Muscovy duck may serve as an excellent candidate animal model of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. However, the mechanisms underlying fatty liver development in this species are poorly understood.

Gene expression profiling in Pekin duck embryonic breast muscle.

Lean-type Pekin duck is a breed gained through long-term selection and great effort has been exerted to understand the mechanisms underlying increased muscle yields. However, the genes involved in Pekin duck embryonic breast muscle development have not been explored to date. In this study, we investigated gene expression profiles in Pekin Duck embryonic breast muscle at hatched day 13 (E13), E19, and E27 using RNA-seq.

Seroprevalence, risk factors and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic geese (Anser domestica) in tropical China.

Background: Little information is available about the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in geese (Anser domestica) in China. In the present investigation, the seroprevalence, risk factors and genotyping of T. gondii in geese were investigated in Hainan province, tropical China.

Identification and characterization of genes related to the development of skeletal muscle in the Hainan black goat.

In total, 185 unigenes were identified from 380 clones of postnatal skeletal muscle of Hainan Black goats by suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) technology. Most of the differentially expressed genes involved energy metabolism and muscle contraction. The expression of 19 genes was analyzed in the longissimus dorsi muscles of 2-, 6-, 12-, 24-month olds, and four gene expression patterns were found by hierarchical cluster analysis.