Bos indicus cattle acquired very particular traits to thrive in distinct environments based on
the evolutionary adaptation process they have undergone, becoming particularly relevant for …

Animal biotechnologies have the potential to improve the sustainability and security of our
global food systems. Government regulatory authorities are responsible for ensuring the …

Fatty acid (FA) composition is one of the most important aspects of milk nutritional quality.
However, the inclusion of this trait as a breeding goal for dairy species is hampered by the …

The consumer's profile has changed, and in recent years, there has been a greater concern
for the nutritional quality of meat, especially in relation to fat that compose it. The meat fat …

This study used targeted sequencing aimed at identifying single nucleotide polymorphisms
(SNP) in lipogenic genes and their associations with health-beneficial omega-3 long-chain …

Background Fatty acids are important traits that affect meat quality and nutritive values in
beef cattle. Detection of genetic variants for fatty acid composition can help to elucidate the …

Beef is a source of essential fatty acids (EFA), linoleic (LA) and alpha-linolenic (ALA) acids,
which protect against inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases in humans. However, the …

Genomic selection using high-density single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers is
used in dairy and beef cattle breeds to accurately estimate genomic breeding values and …

Genetic evaluations of local cattle breeds are hampered due to small reference groups or
biased due to the utilization of SNP effects estimated in other large populations. Against this …

Consumer perception of beef is heavily influenced by overall meat quality, a critical factor in
the cattle industry. Genomics has the potential to improve important beef quality traits and …