Lactation is a dynamic process that has evolved to produce a complex biological fluid that
provides nutritive and nonnutritive factors to the nursing offspring. It has long been assumed …

Milk and dairy products are valuable sources of food for humans. Increased milk yield and
changes in milk composition in dairy cows have been achieved through a variety of means …

Background Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are continuous homozygous segments of the
DNA sequence. They have been applied to quantify individual autozygosity and used as a …

Background Domestication, breed formation and intensive selection have resulted in
divergent cattle breeds that likely exhibit their own genomic signatures. In this study, we …

Background Milk production traits are complex traits with vital economic importance in the
camel industry. However, the genetic mechanisms regulating milk production traits in camels …

Jersey and Kashmiri cattle are important dairy breeds that contribute significantly to the total
milk production of the Indian northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Kashmiri cattle …

Despite the importance of fertility in humans and livestock, there has been little success
dissecting the genetic basis of fertility. Our hypothesis was that genes differentially …

Background Lactose provides an easily-digested energy source for neonates, and is the
primary carbohydrate in milk in most species. Bovine lactose is also a key component of …

This study presents a dynamic characterization of the sheep milk transcriptome aiming at
achieving a better understanding of the sheep lactating mammary gland. Transcriptome …

Dairy cattle are an interesting model for gaining insights into the genes responsible for the
large variation between and within mammalian species in the protein and fat content of their …