Author(s):
1. Tanveer Hussain:
Department of Molecular Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
Abstract:
In Pakistan the Global Climate Change (GCC) has become a matter of high concern as this has pushed Pakistan among top ten countries badly affected by GCC. We have seen extreme weather changes resulting in severe rains, floods in the country. The Livestock sector is the back bone of agriculture and food supply chain in Pakistan however the local mammalian species are under extreme stress for productivity and heat tolerance and adaptability in different regions. The genomic studies provide us opportunities to combat with the challenges being faced by livestock species and genetically identify the better productive and well adapted animals having superior genetics in different regions of Pakistan. Under this context we started studies on genomics of our local animals from cold, moderate and hot regions. In this context we sampled the animals from cold regions Yak (Bosgrunniens) and moderate to hot regions Buffalo (Bubalusbubalis), Cattle (Bosindicus) and hot regions Camel (Camelusdromedarius) of Pakistan. The mRNA expression pattern of Heat Shock Proteins (HSPs) and immunity-related protein genes were studied through qRT-PCR in the PBMCs of selected breeds sampled from different regionsin the Molecular Biology and Genomics Lab of the Virtual University of Pakistan. Differential gene expression patternswere detected in different breeds during the study period. These studies provided an insight into the expression pattern in various genes that may be potentially associated to improve the heat tolerance, adaptability and production under continuously changing climates of Pakistan. There are number of opportunities for scientific communities to explore genetics of local animal species by using modern NGS based technologies
Page(s):
16-16
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Abstract Book on International Conference on Food and Applied Sciences (ICFAS-23) 3-5 August 23, Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023
Keywords:
Pakistan
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Livestock
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Buffalo
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Cattle
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Gene expression
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heat shock proteins
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qPCR
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Immunityrelated genes
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camel and yak
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