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Genomic Regions and Candidate Genes Affecting Response to Heat Stress with Newcastle Virus Infection in Commercial Layers Chicks Using Chicken 600K SNP Array

Ying Wang
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Perot Saelao
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Ganrea Chanthavixay
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Rodrigo A. Gallardo
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Anna Wolc
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Janet E. Fulton
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Jack C. Dekkers
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Susan J. Lamont
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Terra R. Kelly
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Huaijun Zhou
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Version 1 : Received: 5 February 2024 / Approved: 6 February 2024 / Online: 6 February 2024 (05:22:03 CET)

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Wang, Y.; Saelao, P.; Chanthavixay, G.; Gallardo, R.A.; Wolc, A.; Fulton, J.E.; Dekkers, J.M.; Lamont, S.J.; Kelly, T.R.; Zhou, H. Genomic Regions and Candidate Genes Affecting Response to Heat Stress with Newcastle Virus Infection in Commercial Layer Chicks Using Chicken 600K Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Array. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 2640. Wang, Y.; Saelao, P.; Chanthavixay, G.; Gallardo, R.A.; Wolc, A.; Fulton, J.E.; Dekkers, J.M.; Lamont, S.J.; Kelly, T.R.; Zhou, H. Genomic Regions and Candidate Genes Affecting Response to Heat Stress with Newcastle Virus Infection in Commercial Layer Chicks Using Chicken 600K Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Array. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 2640.

Abstract

Heat stress results in significant economic losses to the poultry industry. Genetics plays an important role in chickens adapting to the warming environment. Physiological parameters, including hematochemical parameters, change in response to heat stress in chickens. To explore the genetics of heat stress resilience in chickens, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted using Hy-Line Brown (HLB) layer chicks treated with either high ambient temperature or combined high temperature and Newcastle disease virus (NDV) infection. Hematochemical parameters were measured during three treatment phases: acute heat stress, chronic heat stress, and chronic heat stress combined with NDV infection. Significant changes in blood parameters were recorded for 11 parameters across the three treatments. The GWAS revealed 39 significant SNPs (P < 0.05) for 7 parameters, located on Gallus gallus chromosomes (GGA) 1, 3, 4, 6, 11, and 12. The significant genomic regions were further investigated to examine if the genes within the regions were associated with the corresponding traits under heat stress. A candidate gene list including genes in the identified genomic regions that were also differentially expressed in chicken tissues under heat stress was generated. Understanding the correlation between genetic variants and resilience to heat stress is an important step in improving heat tolerance in poultry.

Keywords

Heat stress; GWAS; NDV; chicken; QTL

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Zoology

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