acetyl-coenzyme a carboxylase α (acc-alpha) is considered as the key regulatory enzyme in fatty acid biosynthesis. acc-alpha gene is located on caprine chromosome 11 and is polymorphic in many goat breeds. in the current study, we aimed to find possible single nucleotide polymorphisms (snps) in the exon 1 region of the acc-alpha gene in iranian mahabadi goat breed. genomic dna was extracted fro...

Hematological parameters were studied in 163 apparently healthy goats comprised of 3 indigenous breeds at Adami-Tulu Agricultural Research Centre (ATARC) and Sheno Agricultural Research Centre (SARC), Ethiopia. Data were analyzed for the effect of breed, sex, age, and season. Hemoglobin (Hb) was significantly higher (P<0.0001) for Arsi-Bale (AB) than Longeared Somali (LES) and Central Highland ...

Goat farming in Bangladesh is primarily centred on indigenous Black Bengal goat, a highly prolific breed. Searching for genetic markers associated with prolificacy this breed vital the country’s goat breeding industry. However, there are no reports polymorphisms fertility of Bangladeshi goats. This study investigated two major fecundity genes-bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) and growth dif...

Skin can no more be viewed as specialized wrapping material but more extensively as a complex organ actively communicating with the external world. Two groups were studied in the present investigation, one in peak summer and the other in peak winter, respectively. In lipid histochemistry, the super cial layer of epidermis of both summer and winter comprising stratum corneum and stratum lucidum...