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Relationship of knob morphometric analysis with production performance and meat quality in Yangzhou goose (Anser cygnoides)
The development of the knob in Chinese geese (Anser cygnodies) is an outcome of extensive and prolonged selection and breeding. The knob serves not only as a visual indicator of sexual maturity in geese but also holds significance as a crucial packaging trait that attracts attention of consumers att...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10663212/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38028791 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1291202 |
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author | Zhang, Yang Xu, Xinlei Ji, Wangyang Qi, Shangzong Bao, Qiang Cao, Zhi Liu, Wei Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yu Xu, Qi Chen, Guohong |
author_facet | Zhang, Yang Xu, Xinlei Ji, Wangyang Qi, Shangzong Bao, Qiang Cao, Zhi Liu, Wei Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yu Xu, Qi Chen, Guohong |
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description | The development of the knob in Chinese geese (Anser cygnodies) is an outcome of extensive and prolonged selection and breeding. The knob serves not only as a visual indicator of sexual maturity in geese but also holds significance as a crucial packaging trait that attracts attention of consumers attentions, who tend to distinctly prefer geese with larger knobs. Consequently, investigating the formation of the knob holds practical value, as it will help achieving external traits aligned with consumers’ preferences. To understand the relationship between knob size, production efficiency, and meat quality in Yangzhou geese, we examined histological and anatomical characteristics in 500- and 120-day-old geese with large and small knobs. Notably, knob size had a pronounced impact on key anatomical and structural parameters, such as chest depth, leg muscle water-binding capacity, and insoluble collagen composition in Yangzhou geese (p < 0.05). In addition, we measured testosterone and estrogen levels in male and female geese, respectively, as well as growth hormone, and found that birds of both sexes with a large knob had higher sex and growth hormone levels in the body. This study established a fundamental theoretical basis for advancing the enhancement of goose knob traits. |
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spelling | pubmed-106632122023-11-08 Relationship of knob morphometric analysis with production performance and meat quality in Yangzhou goose (Anser cygnoides) Zhang, Yang Xu, Xinlei Ji, Wangyang Qi, Shangzong Bao, Qiang Cao, Zhi Liu, Wei Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yu Xu, Qi Chen, Guohong Front Physiol Physiology The development of the knob in Chinese geese (Anser cygnodies) is an outcome of extensive and prolonged selection and breeding. The knob serves not only as a visual indicator of sexual maturity in geese but also holds significance as a crucial packaging trait that attracts attention of consumers attentions, who tend to distinctly prefer geese with larger knobs. Consequently, investigating the formation of the knob holds practical value, as it will help achieving external traits aligned with consumers’ preferences. To understand the relationship between knob size, production efficiency, and meat quality in Yangzhou geese, we examined histological and anatomical characteristics in 500- and 120-day-old geese with large and small knobs. Notably, knob size had a pronounced impact on key anatomical and structural parameters, such as chest depth, leg muscle water-binding capacity, and insoluble collagen composition in Yangzhou geese (p < 0.05). In addition, we measured testosterone and estrogen levels in male and female geese, respectively, as well as growth hormone, and found that birds of both sexes with a large knob had higher sex and growth hormone levels in the body. This study established a fundamental theoretical basis for advancing the enhancement of goose knob traits. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10663212/ /pubmed/38028791 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1291202 Text en Copyright © 2023 Zhang, Xu, Ji, Qi, Bao, Cao, Liu, Zhang, Zhang, Xu and Chen. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Physiology Zhang, Yang Xu, Xinlei Ji, Wangyang Qi, Shangzong Bao, Qiang Cao, Zhi Liu, Wei Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yu Xu, Qi Chen, Guohong Relationship of knob morphometric analysis with production performance and meat quality in Yangzhou goose (Anser cygnoides) |
title | Relationship of knob morphometric analysis with production performance and meat quality in Yangzhou goose (Anser cygnoides) |
title_full | Relationship of knob morphometric analysis with production performance and meat quality in Yangzhou goose (Anser cygnoides) |
title_fullStr | Relationship of knob morphometric analysis with production performance and meat quality in Yangzhou goose (Anser cygnoides) |
title_full_unstemmed | Relationship of knob morphometric analysis with production performance and meat quality in Yangzhou goose (Anser cygnoides) |
title_short | Relationship of knob morphometric analysis with production performance and meat quality in Yangzhou goose (Anser cygnoides) |
title_sort | relationship of knob morphometric analysis with production performance and meat quality in yangzhou goose (anser cygnoides) |
topic | Physiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10663212/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38028791 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1291202 |
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