Livestock populations have been consistently improving in terms of performance and
productivity by selective breeding over the centuries. These selection strategies are …

Livestock plays a central role in sustaining human livelihood in South Asia. There are
numerous and distinct livestock species in South Asian countries. Several of them have …

The word omics refers to a field of study in biological sciences that ends with-omics, such as
genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, or metabolomics. The ending-ome is used to …

High altitude adapted livestock species (cattle, yak, goat, sheep, and horse) has critical role
in the human socioeconomic sphere and acts as good source of animal source products …

Background Highly polygenic traits such as fruit weight, sugar content and acidity strongly
influence the agroeconomic value of peach varieties. Genomic Selection (GS) can …

Abstract Genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) is a rapid and cost-effective genome-wide
genotyping technique applicable whether a reference genome is available or not. Due to the …

The aim of this study was to perform a genome wide association study for the coefficient of
adaptability, the heat tolerance coefficient, age at first calving and calving interval, using …

Understanding the biological mechanisms underlying tick resistance in cattle holds the
potential to facilitate genetic improvement through selective breeding. Genome wide …

Inheritance of fertility traits in cattle is complex since they are controlled by multiple loci.
Genome-wide association studies are an efficient tool to detect genomic regions that explain …

The Valdostana goat is an alpine breed, raised only in the northern Italian region of the
Aosta Valley. This breed's main purpose is to produce milk and meat, but is peculiar for its …