Hepatic transcriptome profile of sheep (Ovis aries) in response to overgrazing: novel genes and pathways revealed

Abstract Background Overgrazing is a major factor that causes steppe degradation in Inner Mongolian, resulting in extensive ecosystem damage. Scarcity of grass means sheep are smaller and therefore mutton and cashmere production is greatly reduced, which has resulted in massive annual economic losse...

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Main Authors: Weibo Ren, Warwick Badgery, Yong Ding, Huiqin Guo, Yang Gao, Jize Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Genetics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-019-0760-x