Predicted to enable 3-oxoacid CoA-transferase activity. Predicted to be involved in cellular ketone body metabolic process. Predicted to act upstream of or within generation of precursor metabolites and energy. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in appendicular skeleton; cranium; integumental system; and skin. Orthologous to human OXCT2 (3-oxoacid CoA-transferase 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]