Genes of Mongolian horse mapped
The complete genetic code of the Mongolian horse has been mapped, it has been announced.
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (IMAU) and BGI, the world's largest genomics organisation, jointly announced the complete sequencing of genomes of four important representative species in Inner Mongolia.
They are the Mongolian horse, Mongolian sheep, alxa bactrian camel and Mongolian cattle.
In making the announcement, the two institutions said the genome projects will prove useful in studies of important economic traits in Mongolian characteristic species, such as fast breeding and reproduction, strong disease resistance and superior meat quality, among others.
The complete genomes also lay the important genomic foundation for further development in livestock breeding.
Inner Mongolia is an important agriculture and livestock production area, with over 100 million head of livestock in 2011.
Currently, the worldwide market for Mongolian livestock production totals more than $US33 billion in annual revenue from a broad range of products, including dairy foods, leather goods, wool or camel hair products and meat products.
The four main species - Mongolian sheep, Alxa Bactrian camel, Mongolian horse and Mongolian cattle, are the most productive domestic livestock in Inner Mongolia.
They are widely distributed throughout the region and are characterised by tolerance to cold and drought, resistance to the unfavourable ecological conditions and poor vegetation.
Project head Professor Huanmin Zhou, director of science and technology at IMAU, said the project began a year ago.
"The whole genome sequences are the basic gene resources for the further study on Mongolian species and also provide a critical foundation for the better understanding of their genetic traits and protecting the important germplasm resources in China.
"We will perform further comparative genomics and evolution analysis in order to find more scientific evidence to reveal the evolution process, geographical migration and ecological value of Mongolian species," said Zhou.
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (IMAU) and BGI, the world's largest genomics organisation, jointly announced the complete sequencing of genomes of four important representative species in Inner Mongolia.
They are the Mongolian horse, Mongolian sheep, alxa bactrian camel and Mongolian cattle.
In making the announcement, the two institutions said the genome projects will prove useful in studies of important economic traits in Mongolian characteristic species, such as fast breeding and reproduction, strong disease resistance and superior meat quality, among others.
The complete genomes also lay the important genomic foundation for further development in livestock breeding.
Inner Mongolia is an important agriculture and livestock production area, with over 100 million head of livestock in 2011.
Currently, the worldwide market for Mongolian livestock production totals more than $US33 billion in annual revenue from a broad range of products, including dairy foods, leather goods, wool or camel hair products and meat products.
The four main species - Mongolian sheep, Alxa Bactrian camel, Mongolian horse and Mongolian cattle, are the most productive domestic livestock in Inner Mongolia.
They are widely distributed throughout the region and are characterised by tolerance to cold and drought, resistance to the unfavourable ecological conditions and poor vegetation.
Project head Professor Huanmin Zhou, director of science and technology at IMAU, said the project began a year ago.
"The whole genome sequences are the basic gene resources for the further study on Mongolian species and also provide a critical foundation for the better understanding of their genetic traits and protecting the important germplasm resources in China.
"We will perform further comparative genomics and evolution analysis in order to find more scientific evidence to reveal the evolution process, geographical migration and ecological value of Mongolian species," said Zhou.
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