Genomic selection in dairy cattle: the USDA experience

GR Wiggans, JB Cole, SM Hubbard… - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Genomic selection has revolutionized dairy cattle breeding. Since 2000, assays have been
developed to genotype large numbers of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at …

Genetics and genomics of reproductive performance in dairy and beef cattle

DP Berry, E Wall, JE Pryce - animal, 2014 - cambridge.org
Excellent reproductive performance in both males and females is fundamental to profitable
dairy and beef production systems. In this review we undertook a meta-analysis of genetic …

Whole-genome sequencing of 234 bulls facilitates mapping of monogenic and complex traits in cattle

HD Daetwyler, A Capitan, H Pausch, P Stothard… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The 1000 bull genomes project supports the goal of accelerating the rates of genetic gain in
domestic cattle while at the same time considering animal health and welfare by providing …

[HTML][HTML] Hot topic: a unified approach to utilize phenotypic, full pedigree, and genomic information for genetic evaluation of Holstein final score

I Aguilar, I Misztal, DL Johnson, A Legarra… - Journal of dairy …, 2010 - Elsevier
The first national single-step, full-information (phenotype, pedigree, and marker genotype)
genetic evaluation was developed for final score of US Holsteins. Data included final scores …

The QTN program and the alleles that matter for evolution: all that's gold does not glitter

MV Rockman - Evolution, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The search for the alleles that matter, the quantitative trait nucleotides (QTNs) that underlie
heritable variation within populations and divergence among them, is a popular pursuit. But …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Reliability of genomic predictions for North American Holstein bulls

PM VanRaden, CP Van Tassell, GR Wiggans… - Journal of dairy …, 2009 - Elsevier
Genetic progress will increase when breeders examine genotypes in addition to pedigrees
and phenotypes. Genotypes for 38,416 markers and August 2003 genetic evaluations for …

The future of livestock breeding: genomic selection for efficiency, reduced emissions intensity, and adaptation

BJ Hayes, HA Lewin, ME Goddard - Trends in genetics, 2013 - cell.com
As the global population and global wealth both continue to increase, so will the demand for
livestock products, especially those that are highly nutritious. However, competition with …

[HTML][HTML] Computing procedures for genetic evaluation including phenotypic, full pedigree, and genomic information

I Misztal, A Legarra, I Aguilar - Journal of dairy science, 2009 - Elsevier
Currently, genomic evaluations use multiple-step procedures, which are prone to biases and
errors. A single-step procedure may be applicable when genomic predictions can be …

Genome-wide association analysis of thirty one production, health, reproduction and body conformation traits in contemporary US Holstein cows

JB Cole, GR Wiggans, L Ma, TS Sonstegard, TJ Lawlor… - BMC genomics, 2011 - Springer
Background Genome-wide association analysis is a powerful tool for annotating phenotypic
effects on the genome and knowledge of genes and chromosomal regions associated with …

Case–control association mapping by proxy using family history of disease

JZ Liu, Y Erlich, JK Pickrell - Nature genetics, 2017 - nature.com
Collecting cases for case–control genetic association studies can be time-consuming and
expensive. In some situations (such as studies of late-onset or rapidly lethal diseases), it …