Single-step genomic evaluation became a standard procedure in livestock breeding, and
the main reason is the ability to combine all pedigree, phenotypes, and genotypes available …

Population management has the primary task of maximizing the long-term competitiveness
of a breed. Breeds compete with each other for being able to supply consumer demands at …

Background Whole-genome sequence (WGS) data harbor causative variants that may not
be present in standard single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip data. The objective of …

Hanwoo, an important indigenous and popular breed of beef cattle in Korea, shows rapid
growth and has high meat quality. Its yearling weight (YW) and carcass traits (backfat …

Amoebic gill disease (AGD) is a parasitic disease caused by the amoeba Paramoeba
perurans, which colonizes the gill tissues and causes distress for the host. AGD can cause …

Integrating the single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly affecting target traits
from imputed whole‐genome sequencing (iWGS) data into the genomic prediction (GP) …

Background Recently, there has been a growing interest in the genetic improvement of body
measurement traits in farm animals. They are widely used as predictors of performance …

Genomic best linear-unbiased prediction (GBLUP) assumes equal variance for all marker
effects, which is suitable for traits that conform to the infinitesimal model. For traits controlled …

The weighted single-step genomic best linear unbiased prediction (GBLUP) method has
been proposed to exploit information from genotyped and non-genotyped relatives, allowing …

There has been a growing interest in the genetic improvement of carcass traits as an
important and primary breeding goal in the beef cattle industry over the last few decades …