On the back of the genomics revolution significant investment has been made towards the
identification of candidate growth genes in livestock that can be used to speed up genetic …

Background Growth and meat production traits are significant economic traits in sheep. The
aim of the study is to identify candidate genes affecting growth and meat production traits at …

The objective of the present study was to detect quantitative trait loci for economically
important traits in a family from a Bos indicus× Bos taurus sire. A Brahman× Hereford sire …

Molecular biology techniques are of help in genetic improvement since they permit the
identification, mapping and analysis of polymorphisms of genes encoding proteins that act …

The IGF1 gene (insulin-like growth factor 1) is a candidate gene for marker-assisted
selection strategies. A single nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter region (IGF1/SnaBI) …

Studies are being conducted on the applicability of genomic data to improve the accuracy of
the selection process in livestock, and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide …

The Canchim beef cattle (5/8 Charolais+ 3/8 Zebu) has been selected for meat production in
Brazil since late 1950. In the present work the effects of growth hormone (GH) and insulin …

The objective of this study was to determine the association of single nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs) in selected candidate genes with fattening performance traits in a …

Summary Growth hormone (GH), insulin‐like growth factors 1 and 2 (IGF1 and IGF2) and
their associated binding proteins and transmembrane receptors (GHR, IGF1R and IGF2R) …

A genome scan to detect QTL influencing growth and carcass-related traits was conducted
in a Charolais× Holstein crossbred cattle population. Phenotypic measurements related to …