In livestock, many studies have reported the results of imputation to 50k single nucleotide
polymorphism (SNP) genotypes for animals that are genotyped with low-density SNP …

Genomic evaluations for 161,341 Holsteins were computed by using 311,725 of 777,962
markers on the Illumina BovineHD Genotyping BeadChip (HD). Initial edits with 1,741 HD …

Background Next-generation sequencing techniques, such as genotyping-by-sequencing
(GBS), provide alternatives to single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays. The aim of this …

Understanding the biological mechanisms underlying tick resistance in cattle holds the
potential to facilitate genetic improvement through selective breeding. Genome wide …

Longitudinal traits, such as milk production traits in dairy cattle, are featured by having
phenotypic values at multiple time points, which change dynamically over time. In this study …

Background Use of whole-genome sequence data (WGS) is expected to improve
identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL). However, this requires imputation to WGS, often …

Background Genotyping with the medium-density Bovine SNP50 BeadChip®(50K) is now
standard in cattle. The high-density BovineHD BeadChip®, which contains 777 609 single …

Background Breeding for enhanced immune response (IR) has been suggested as a tool to
improve inherent animal health. Dairy cows with superior antibody-mediated (AMIR) and cell …

Background The advent of low cost next generation sequencing has made it possible to
sequence a large number of dairy and beef bulls which can be used as a reference for …

Abstract In March 2016, Zoetis Genetics offered the first commercially available evaluation
for wellness traits of Holstein dairy cattle. Phenotypic data on health events, pedigree, and …