TABLE 1.
Information of the used datasets for the analyses.
| Dataset accession number | Group | Number of runs | Raw reads | Alignment rate (%) | References | Breed | Sex | Age at sample collection (week) | Duration of heat stress | Sequence length (PE/SE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRP268422-A | Heat stress | 4 | 35611146 -47290916 | 88.47-91.57 | Wang et al. (2020) | Leghorn | not collected | 2 | 4 h | 51-100 (PE) |
| Control | 4 | 37009786-52258461 | 89.45-90.94 | |||||||
| SRP268422-B | Heat stress | 4 | 40234382-44711995 | 88.63-90.03 | Wang et al. (2020) | Fayoumi | not collected | 2 | 4 h | 54-100 (PE) |
| Control | 4 | 22254064-43734081 | 90.94-91.18 | |||||||
| ERP014602-A | Heat stress | 4 | 27335951-33532021 | 92.86-94.88 | Lan et al. (2016) | Broiler | male | 3 | 3 h | 35-100 (SE) |
| Control | 4 | 20135467-30196233 | 92.44-95.49 | |||||||
| ERP014602-B | Heat stress | 4 | 26448275-31900734 | 91.43-93.87 | Lan et al. (2016) | Fayoumi | male | 3 | 3 h | 42-100 (SE) |
| Control | 4 | 26358318-35802997 | 93.18-94.27 |