Relationships Among Growth, Carcass Characteristics, and Myf5 Myf6, MyoD, and MyoG Genes Expression Level in Saanen Male Kids with Varying Slaughter Weights

Şen U., Yetişgin S. O., Önder H., Sirin E., Gökçek D., Yücel C., ...More

Animals, vol.15, no.1, 2025 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.3390/ani15010016
  • Journal Name: Animals
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Keywords: kid, meat yield, MRF genes family, skeletal muscle, Turkish Saanen
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Practical and ethical problems arise in farms specializing in female-derived products (milk, eggs), as the evaluation of surplus male offspring is limited. Defining the carcass quality of male kids born from dairy goats, especially the Saanen breed, and knowing the factors affecting carcass yield is essential in improving carcass quality and increasing productivity. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the molecular basis of phenotypic diversity observed in terms of growth, carcass yield, and carcass characteristics in Saanen kids. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the expression levels of myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs) gene family members (Myogenic Factor 5, Myogenic Factor 6, Myoblast Determination Factor, and Myogenin) and growth and carcass characteristics in Saanen male kids with varying slaughter weights. The current results showed that changes in the expression levels of MRF gene family members may have significant and mixed effects on body weight and carcass characteristics of Saanen male kids raised and fattened under the same conditions.