Integrated Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analysis Deciphers the Molecular and Metabolic Mechanisms Underlying Growth Rate Divergence in Dezhou Donkeys.

Xinhao Zhang, Haijing Li, Xiangnan Zhou, Xianggang Cao, Manna Dou, Changfa Wang, Wenqiang Li

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Xinhao ZhangLiaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 522000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8177-458X

Haijing LiDong'e Ejiao Co., Ltd., Liaocheng 252200, China.

Xiangnan ZhouLiaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 522000, China.

Xianggang CaoLiaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 522000, China.

Manna DouLiaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 522000, China.

Changfa WangLiaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 522000, China.

Wenqiang LiLiaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 522000, China.

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Shandong Provincial Key R&D Progra 2025LZGC033Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation ZR2023QC048

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Abstract

Dezhou donkey is a premium indigenous Chinese livestock breed with high economic value for meat, hide and medicinal uses, and growth rate is a core trait determining farming profitability. However, the molecular and metabolic mechanisms underlying divergent growth rates in this breed have not been fully characterized, with no integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic studies reported. Here, 12 age-matched healthy male Dezhou donkeys were assigned to faster-growing (

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Dezhou donkeygrowth regulatory mechanismmetabolomicsmulti-omics integrationtranscriptomics

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PMID42072037

DOI10.3390/ani16081271

PMCPMC13113997

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