[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Inbreeding in the genomics era: Inbreeding, inbreeding depression, and management of genomic variability

JT Howard, JE Pryce, C Baes, C Maltecca - Journal of dairy science, 2017 - Elsevier
Traditionally, pedigree-based relationship coefficients have been used to manage the
inbreeding and degree of inbreeding depression that exists within a population. The …

[HTML][HTML] Symposium review: The genomic architecture of inbreeding: How homozygosity affects health and performance

CF Baes, BO Makanjuola, F Miglior, G Marras… - Journal of dairy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Inbreeding depression is a growing concern in livestock because it can detrimentally affect
animal fitness, health, and production levels. Genomic information can be used to more …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of genomic selection on rate of inbreeding and coancestry and effective population size of Holstein and Jersey cattle populations

BO Makanjuola, F Miglior, EA Abdalla, C Maltecca… - Journal of dairy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Genetic diversity in livestock populations is a significant contributor to the sustainability of
animal production. Also, genetic diversity allows animal production to become more …

Structural variant-based pangenome construction has low sensitivity to variability of haplotype-resolved bovine assemblies

AS Leonard, D Crysnanto, ZH Fang, MP Heaton… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Advantages of pangenomes over linear reference assemblies for genome research have
recently been established. However, potential effects of sequence platform and assembly …

[HTML][HTML] How genomic selection has increased rates of genetic gain and inbreeding in the Australian national herd, genomic information nucleus, and bulls

BA Scott, M Haile-Mariam, BG Cocks, JE Pryce - Journal of Dairy Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Genomic selection has been commonly used for selection for over a decade. In this time, the
rate of genetic gain has more than doubled in some countries, while inbreeding per year has …

Trends in genome-wide and region-specific genetic diversity in the Dutch-Flemish Holstein–Friesian breeding program from 1986 to 2015

HP Doekes, RF Veerkamp, P Bijma… - Genetics Selection …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background In recent decades, Holstein–Friesian (HF) selection schemes have
undergone profound changes, including the introduction of optimal contribution selection …

Genetic diversity in the Italian Holstein dairy cattle based on pedigree and SNP data prior and after genomic selection

M Ablondi, A Sabbioni, G Stocco… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Genetic diversity has become an urgent matter not only in small local breeds but also in
more specialized ones. While the use of genomic data in livestock breeding programs …

Genetic diversity and genomic signatures of selection among cattle breeds from Siberia, eastern and northern Europe

T Iso‐Touru, M Tapio, J Vilkki, T Kiseleva… - Animal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Domestication in the near eastern region had a major impact on the gene pool of humpless
taurine cattle (Bos taurus). As a result of subsequent natural and artificial selection …

Homozygous haplotype deficiency reveals deleterious mutations compromising reproductive and rearing success in cattle

H Pausch, H Schwarzenbacher, J Burgstaller… - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Background Cattle breeding populations are susceptible to the propagation of recessive
diseases. Individual sires generate tens of thousands of progeny via artificial insemination …

Inferring demography from runs of homozygosity in whole-genome sequence, with correction for sequence errors

IM MacLeod, DM Larkin, HA Lewin… - Molecular biology …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Whole-genome sequence is potentially the richest source of genetic data for inferring
ancestral demography. However, full sequence also presents significant challenges to fully …