AUTHOR=Kumar Murmu Anuj , Pal Aruna , Debnath Manti , Chakraborty Argha , Pal Subhamoy , Banerjee Samiddha , Pal Abantika , Ghosh Nilotpal , Karmakar Utpal , Samanta Rajarshi 

TITLE=Role of mucin 2 gene for growth in Anas platyrhynchos: a novel report

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1089451

DOI=10.3389/fvets.2023.1089451

ISSN=2297-1769

ABSTRACT=The Mucin gene is expressed in the mucous membrane of the inner layer of the internal organs. Intestinal mucin 2 (MUC2), a major gel-forming mucin, represents a primary barrier component of mucus layers. This is the first report on the role of mucin genes in growth traits in animals. In the current study, we randomly studied Bengal ducks (Anas platyrynchos) reared from day-old to 10 weeks of age under an organized farm and studied the growth parameters as well as body weight and average daily body weight gain. We characterized the mucin gene for Bengal ducks and observed glycosylation and EGF1 (EGF-like domain signature) as important domains for growth traits in ducks. We observed a better expression profile for the mucin gene in high-growing ducks in comparison to that of lower-growing ducks with real-time PCR. Hence mucin gene may be employed as a marker for growth traits.