Identifying feature genes of chickens with different feather pecking tendencies based on three machine learning algorithms and WGCNA

Feather pecking (FP) is a significant welfare concern in poultry, which can result in reduced egg production, deterioration of feather condition, and an increase in mortality rate. This can harm the health of birds and the economic benefits of breeders. FP, as a complex trait, is regulated by multip...

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Main Authors: Jiying Wen, Shenglin Yang, Jinjin Zhu, Ai Liu, Qisong Tan, Yifu Rao
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1508397/full
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author Jiying Wen
Shenglin Yang
Jinjin Zhu
Ai Liu
Qisong Tan
Yifu Rao
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Jinjin Zhu
Ai Liu
Qisong Tan
Yifu Rao
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description Feather pecking (FP) is a significant welfare concern in poultry, which can result in reduced egg production, deterioration of feather condition, and an increase in mortality rate. This can harm the health of birds and the economic benefits of breeders. FP, as a complex trait, is regulated by multiple factors, and so far, no one has been able to elucidate its exact mechanism. In order to delve deeper into the genetic mechanism of FP, we acquired the expression matrix of dataset GSE36559. We analyzed the gene modules associated with the trait through WGCNA (Weighted correlation network analysis), and then used KEGG and GO to identify the biological pathways enriched by the modules using KEGG and GO. Subsequently, we analyzed the module with the highest correlation (0.99) using three machine learning (ML) algorithms to identify the feature genes that they collectively recognized. In this study, five feature genes, NUFIP2, ST14, OVM, GLULD1, and LOC424943, were identified. Finally, the discriminant value of the feature genes was evaluated by manipulating the receiver operating curve (ROC) in the external dataset GSE10380.
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spelling doaj-art-3da668eff3d0448e8496ec6c3eec4fa12025-08-20T02:48:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692024-11-011110.3389/fvets.2024.15083971508397Identifying feature genes of chickens with different feather pecking tendencies based on three machine learning algorithms and WGCNAJiying WenShenglin YangJinjin ZhuAi LiuQisong TanYifu RaoFeather pecking (FP) is a significant welfare concern in poultry, which can result in reduced egg production, deterioration of feather condition, and an increase in mortality rate. This can harm the health of birds and the economic benefits of breeders. FP, as a complex trait, is regulated by multiple factors, and so far, no one has been able to elucidate its exact mechanism. In order to delve deeper into the genetic mechanism of FP, we acquired the expression matrix of dataset GSE36559. We analyzed the gene modules associated with the trait through WGCNA (Weighted correlation network analysis), and then used KEGG and GO to identify the biological pathways enriched by the modules using KEGG and GO. Subsequently, we analyzed the module with the highest correlation (0.99) using three machine learning (ML) algorithms to identify the feature genes that they collectively recognized. In this study, five feature genes, NUFIP2, ST14, OVM, GLULD1, and LOC424943, were identified. Finally, the discriminant value of the feature genes was evaluated by manipulating the receiver operating curve (ROC) in the external dataset GSE10380.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1508397/fullmachine learingfeather peckingpathological behaviorWGCNAbioinformatics
spellingShingle Jiying Wen
Shenglin Yang
Jinjin Zhu
Ai Liu
Qisong Tan
Yifu Rao
Identifying feature genes of chickens with different feather pecking tendencies based on three machine learning algorithms and WGCNA
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
machine learing
feather pecking
pathological behavior
WGCNA
bioinformatics
title Identifying feature genes of chickens with different feather pecking tendencies based on three machine learning algorithms and WGCNA
title_full Identifying feature genes of chickens with different feather pecking tendencies based on three machine learning algorithms and WGCNA
title_fullStr Identifying feature genes of chickens with different feather pecking tendencies based on three machine learning algorithms and WGCNA
title_full_unstemmed Identifying feature genes of chickens with different feather pecking tendencies based on three machine learning algorithms and WGCNA
title_short Identifying feature genes of chickens with different feather pecking tendencies based on three machine learning algorithms and WGCNA
title_sort identifying feature genes of chickens with different feather pecking tendencies based on three machine learning algorithms and wgcna
topic machine learing
feather pecking
pathological behavior
WGCNA
bioinformatics
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1508397/full
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