Harnessing genomic information for livestock improvement
M Georges, C Charlier, B Hayes - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019 - nature.com
The world demand for animal-based food products is anticipated to increase by 70% by
2050. Meeting this demand in a way that has a minimal impact on the environment will …
2050. Meeting this demand in a way that has a minimal impact on the environment will …
Invited review: Improving feed efficiency of beef cattle–the current state of the art and future challenges
Improvements in feed efficiency of beef cattle have the potential to increase producer
profitability and simultaneously lower the environmental footprint of beef production …
profitability and simultaneously lower the environmental footprint of beef production …
Genomic selection: a paradigm shift in animal breeding
T Meuwissen, B Hayes, M Goddard - Animal frontiers, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Traditional marker-assisted selection (MAS) did not result in a widespread use of DNA
information in animal breeding. The main reason was that the traits of interest in livestock …
information in animal breeding. The main reason was that the traits of interest in livestock …
A multi-trait, meta-analysis for detecting pleiotropic polymorphisms for stature, fatness and reproduction in beef cattle
Polymorphisms that affect complex traits or quantitative trait loci (QTL) often affect multiple
traits. We describe two novel methods (1) for finding single nucleotide polymorphisms …
traits. We describe two novel methods (1) for finding single nucleotide polymorphisms …
Genetics of complex traits: prediction of phenotype, identification of causal polymorphisms and genetic architecture
ME Goddard, KE Kemper… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Complex or quantitative traits are important in medicine, agriculture and evolution, yet, until
recently, few of the polymorphisms that cause variation in these traits were known. Genome …
recently, few of the polymorphisms that cause variation in these traits were known. Genome …
[PDF][PDF] Enteric methane mitigation interventions
JQ Fouts, MC Honan, BM Roque… - Translational Animal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Mitigation of enteric methane (CH4) presents a feasible approach to curbing agriculture's
contribution to climate change. One intervention for reduction is dietary reformulation, which …
contribution to climate change. One intervention for reduction is dietary reformulation, which …
Improved precision of QTL mapping using a nonlinear Bayesian method in a multi-breed population leads to greater accuracy of across-breed genomic predictions
Background Genomic selection is increasingly widely practised, particularly in dairy cattle.
However, the accuracy of current predictions using GBLUP (genomic best linear unbiased …
However, the accuracy of current predictions using GBLUP (genomic best linear unbiased …
The genetic architecture of climatic adaptation of tropical cattle
Adaptation of global food systems to climate change is essential to feed the world. Tropical
cattle production, a mainstay of profitability for farmers in the developing world, is dominated …
cattle production, a mainstay of profitability for farmers in the developing world, is dominated …
Genomic selection in crops, trees and forages: a review
Genomic selection is now being used at an accelerating pace in many plant species. This
review first discusses the factors affecting the accuracy of genomic selection, and then …
review first discusses the factors affecting the accuracy of genomic selection, and then …
The extent of linkage disequilibrium in beef cattle breeds using high-density SNP genotypes
Background The extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD) between molecular markers impacts
genome-wide association studies and implementation of genomic selection. The availability …
genome-wide association studies and implementation of genomic selection. The availability …