The application of omics in ruminant production: A review in the tropical and sub-tropical animal production context

DM Ribeiro, AAK Salama, ACM Vitor, A Argüello… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The demand for animal products (eg dairy and beef) in tropical regions is expected to
increase in parallel with the public demand for sustainable practices, due to factors such as …

Identification of Key Genes and Biological Pathways Associated with Skeletal Muscle Maturation and Hypertrophy in Bos taurus, Ovis aries, and Sus scrofa

F Mohammadinejad, M Mohammadabadi, Z Roudbari… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary One of the traits considered in livestock production is the gain of muscle
mass, which is one of the factors responsible for governing the growth of skeletal muscles …

Comprehensive analysis of the longissimus dorsi transcriptome and metabolome reveals the regulatory mechanism of different varieties of meat quality

Z Wang, X An, Y Yang, L Zhang, T Jiao… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The beef quality significantly varies between breeds. Pingliang Red Cattle resembles
Wagyu in fat deposition and flavor. To screen key factors affecting beef quality, we …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of selection signatures and multi-trait GWAS reveals polygenic genetic architecture of carcass traits in beef cattle

Q Niu, T Zhang, L Xu, T Wang, Z Wang, B Zhu, L Zhang… - Genomics, 2021 - Elsevier
Carcass merits are widely considered as economically important traits affecting beef
production in the beef cattle industry. However, the genetic basis of carcass traits remains to …

Weighted single‐step genome‐wide association study and pathway analyses for feed efficiency traits in Nellore cattle

LC Brunes, F Baldi, FB Lopes, RB Lôbo… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The aim was to conduct a weighted single‐step genome‐wide association study to detect
genomic regions and putative candidate genes related to residual feed intake, dry matter …

Comprehensive analysis of transcriptome and metabolome reveals regulatory mechanism of intramuscular fat content in beef cattle

H Yu, S Yu, J Guo, J Wang, C Mei… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The intramuscular fat (IMF) content of beef determined the meat quality, and the market
value of beef varies with different breeds. To provide some new approaches for improving …

Cross-population selection signatures in Canchim composite beef cattle

INH Duarte, AFO Bessa, LD Rola, MVH Genuíno… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Analyses of livestock genomes have been used to detect selection signatures, which are
genomic regions associated with traits under selection leading to a change in allele …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating genomics and transcriptomics to identify candidate genes for subcutaneous fat deposition in beef cattle

L Du, K Li, T Chang, B An, M Liang, T Deng, S Cao… - Genomics, 2022 - Elsevier
Fat deposition is a complex economic trait regulated by polygenic genetic basis and
environmental factors. Therefore, integrating multi-omics data to uncover its internal …

Autozygosity islands and ROH patterns in Nellore lineages: evidence of selection for functionally important traits

E Peripolli, J Metzger, MVA De Lemos, NB Stafuzza… - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to assess genome-wide autozygosity in a Nellore
cattle population and to characterize ROH patterns and autozygosity islands that may have …

Gene co-expression networks associated with carcass traits reveal new pathways for muscle and fat deposition in Nelore cattle

B Silva-Vignato, LL Coutinho, MD Poleti, ASM Cesar… - BMC genomics, 2019 - Springer
Background Positively correlated with carcass weight and animal growth, the ribeye area
(REA) and the backfat thickness (BFT) are economic important carcass traits, which impact …