Genomic selection and use of molecular tools in breeding programs for indigenous and crossbred cattle in developing countries: Current status and future prospects

R Mrode, JMK Ojango, AM Okeyo… - Frontiers in genetics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Genomic selection (GS) has resulted in rapid rates of genetic gains especially in dairy cattle
in developed countries resulting in a higher proportion of genomically proven young bulls …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of recent technological developments in bovine genomics

NG Hossein-Zadeh - Veterinary and Animal Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Cattle are regarded as highly valuable animals because of their milk, beef, dung, fur, and
ability to draft. The scientific community has tried a number of strategies to improve the …

Non-parametric genetic prediction of complex traits with latent Dirichlet process regression models

P Zeng, X Zhou - Nature communications, 2017 - nature.com
Using genotype data to perform accurate genetic prediction of complex traits can facilitate
genomic selection in animal and plant breeding programs, and can aid in the development …

Prediction of genomic breeding values for growth, carcass and meat quality traits in a multi-breed sheep population using a HD SNP chip

LF Brito, SM Clarke, JC McEwan, SP Miller… - BMC genetics, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background New Zealand has some unique Terminal Sire composite sheep
breeds, which were developed in the last three decades to meet commercial needs. These …

Assessing different metrics of pedigree and genomic inbreeding and inbreeding effect on growth, fertility, and feed efficiency traits in a closed-herd Nellore cattle …

RD Bem, LF Benfica, DA Silva, ER Carrara, LF Brito… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background The selection of individuals based on their predicted breeding values and
mating of related individuals can increase the proportion of identical-by-descent alleles. In …

Predictive performance of genomic selection methods for carcass traits in Hanwoo beef cattle: impacts of the genetic architecture

H Mehrban, DH Lee, MH Moradi, C IlCho… - Genetics Selection …, 2017 - Springer
Background Hanwoo beef is known for its marbled fat, tenderness, juiciness and
characteristic flavor, as well as for its low cholesterol and high omega 3 fatty acid contents …

Genome wide association study and genomic prediction for fatty acid composition in Chinese Simmental beef cattle using high density SNP array

B Zhu, H Niu, W Zhang, Z Wang, Y Liang, L Guan… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background Fatty acid composition of muscle is an important trait contributing to meat
quality. Recently, genome-wide association study (GWAS) has been extensively used to …

Genomic selection for meat quality traits in Nelore cattle

AFB Magalhães, FS Schenkel, DA Garcia, DGM Gordo… - Meat science, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to present heritability estimates and accuracy of genomic
prediction using different methods for meat quality traits in Nelore cattle. Approximately 5000 …

Exploring the size of reference population for expected accuracy of genomic prediction using simulated and real data in Japanese Black cattle

M Takeda, K Inoue, H Oyama, K Uchiyama, K Yoshinari… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Size of reference population is a crucial factor affecting the accuracy of
prediction of the genomic estimated breeding value (GEBV). There are few studies in beef …

Genomic selection and its application in animal breeding

F Ibtisham, L Zhang, M Xiao, L An… - The Thai Journal of …, 2017 - digital.car.chula.ac.th
A significant gap exists between animal production and world's population demand.
Although conventional breeding methods have been effectual for selection of animal …