For several decades, breeding goals in dairy cattle focussed on increased milk production.
However, many functional traits have negative genetic correlations with milk yield, and …

Undoubtedly livestock is one of the major contributors to the economy of any country. The
economic value of livestock includes meat, dairy products, fiber, fertilizer etc. Understanding …

We investigated diverse genomic selections using high-density single nucleotide
polymorphism data of five distinct cattle breeds. Based on allele frequency differences, we …

We report an update of the Bovine Genome Database (BGD)(http://BovineGenome. org).
The goal of BGD is to support bovine genomics research by providing genome annotation …

Gir is one of the main cattle breeds raised in tropical South American countries. Strong
artificial selection through its domestication resulted in increased genetic differentiation …

The length of gestation can affect offspring health and performance. Both maternal and fetal
effects contribute to gestation length; however, paternal contributions to gestation length …

Oysters are among the most important species in global aquaculture. Crassostrea gigas,
and its subspecies C. angulata, are the major cultured species. To determine the genetic …

Over the last decades, a dramatic decrease in reproductive performance has been observed
in Holstein cattle and fertility problems have become the most common reason for a cow to …

Artificial selection towards a desired phenotype/trait has modified the genomes of livestock
dramatically that generated breeds that greatly differ in morphology, production and …

Background Reproduction is a key feature of the sustainability of a species and thus
represents an important component in livestock genetic improvement programs. Most …