THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE OLD BELIEVERS IN THE SOCIO-CULTURAL SPACE OF TRANSBAIKALIA

Background. The socio-cultural space of Transbaikalia is represented by a wide ethno-cultural diversity, which was formed historically under the influence of various factors. Subsequently, each of the cultures that appeared in Transbaikalia contributed to the cultural space of the region. However, today there is a change in the importance of traditional cultures, new values appear that are more in demand in modern conditions, hence the loss of traditional culture, the disappearance of cultural heritage. The issue of preservation and transmission of traditional culture is becoming urgent. In the context of the analysis of cultural heritage, the concepts of M. Halbvaks, E. Hobsbaum, P. Nor, G. Peckham, Lisitsky A.V., Mamaeva O.B., Kuchmaeva V.A., Kopsergenova A.A. are studied. Old Believers in Transbaikalia were studied by Bolonev F.F., Gavrilova E.A. et al. Materials and methods. The appeal to theoretical concepts in the field of cultural heritage shows the close interconnectedness of cultural heritage and memory. The concepts of M. Halbwax, E. Hobsbawm, P. Nor, G. Peckham, Lisitsky A.V., Mamaeva O.B., Kuchmaeva V.A., Kopsergenova A.A. fix the interdependence of cultural heritage and cultural memory. The work uses general scientific methods: analysis, synthesis, comparison. Results and conclusions. Cultural heritage, while remaining “alive”, allows it to be reproduced and remains relevant in modern times, however, the transformation of heritage into memory leads to its restoration, the invention of tradition, consolidation in places of memory, restoration due to demand in the field of economics and tourism. Within the framework of state projects, tourist requests, there is a revival of this tradition in folklore, material elements, but the question remains open about the revival of the spiritual tradition of the Old Believers

Genome-wide association studies targeting the yield of extraembryonic fluid and production traits in Russian White chickens

Background: The Russian White is a gene pool breed, registered in 1953 after crossing White Leghorns with local populations and, for 50 years, selected for cold tolerance and high egg production (EL). The breed has great potential in meeting demands of local food producers, commercial farmers and biotechnology sector of specific pathogen-free (SPF) eggs, the former valuing the breed for its egg weight (EW), EL, age at first egg (AFE), body weight (BW), and the latter for its yield of extraembryonic fluid (YEF) in 12.5-day embryos, ratio of extraembryonic fluid to egg weight, and embryo mass. Moreover, its cold tolerance has been presumably associated with day-old chick down colour (DOCDC) white rather than yellow, the genetic basis of these traits being however poorly understood. Results: We undertook genome-wide association studies (GWASs) for eight performance traits using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping of 146 birds and an Illumina 60KBeadChip. Several suggestive associations (p <5.16*10(-5)) were found for YEF, AFE, BW and EW. Moreover, on chromosome 2, an association with the white DOCDC was found where there is an linkage disequilibrium block of SNPs including genes that are responsible not for colour, but for immune resistance. Conclusions: The obtained GWAS data can be used to explore the genetics of immunity and carry out selection for increasing YEF for SPF eggs production.Peer reviewe