Improved Growth and Reproductive Performance and Reshaped Gut Microbiota in Jining Grey Goats Through Nubian Crossbreeding.

Jingchao Cao, Huanxiang Li, Yifan Lu, Aowu Wu, Luyu Wang, Tianxu Liu, Zhengxing Lian

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Jingchao CaoBeijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Huanxiang LiBeijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Yifan LuBeijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Aowu WuBeijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Luyu WangBeijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Tianxu LiuBeijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0009-0002-7973-4025

Zhengxing LianBeijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8418-4916

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Abstract

Crossbreeding indigenous goats with exotic meat breeds is a common strategy to improve production performance, but its combined effects on growth and reproductive traits and the potential contribution of the gut microbiota have not been systematically evaluated in Chinese goat populations. This study used high-prolific Jining Grey (JJ) does mated with Nubian (N) bucks to establish three genetic groups: purebred Jining Grey (JJ), F1 Nubian × Jining Grey (NJ), and backcross offspring (Nubian × (Nubian × Jining Grey); NJJ). Body weight from birth to 12 months and average daily gain were recorded, reproductive traits (lambing rate, litter size, and kid survival) of primiparous and multiparous does were analyzed, and litter total birth weight and weaning weight per lambing were calculated. Fecal samples from JJ and NJJ goats were subjected to 16S rRNA gene sequencing to characterize gut bacterial communities. Body weight differed significantly among the three genetic groups at all ages (

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crossbreedinggrowth performancegut microbiotaJining Grey goatNubian

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PMID41897840

DOI10.3390/ani16060863

PMCPMC13023333

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