* 일시 : 4/24(목) 16:30 –
* 연사 : 임규상 교수(공주대학교)
* 장소 : 벤처관 711호
* 제목 : Salivaomics for improving disease resilience in pigs
*초록
Disease resilience is the ability of an animal to maintain productive performance under disease conditions and is an important selection target. In pig breeding programs, disease resilience must be evaluated on selection candidates without exposing them to disease. To identify potential genetic indicators for disease resilience that can be measured on selection candidates, we focused on the transcriptome from healthy young pigs. Firstly, we validated that QuantSeq, with a novel specific globin blocker, is an effective method for blood transcriptomics studies in pigs. Then, we generated large population-scale expression data sets for phenotypic and genetic analyses and found that gene expression profiles in blood from young healthy piglets provide insight into their performance when exposed to disease and other stressors. Currently, we are focusing on salivary transcriptome, especially small RNAs, to find more applicable ways in the fields. These results suggest that expression levels in blood and saliva of young healthy pigs have the potential to be used as indicator traits for improving disease resilience.