Mastitis is broadly defined as the inflammation of the mammary gland; however, the concept
of mastitis is customized to address its social and clinical impact in the case of humans and …

The identification of regions that have undergone selection is one of the principal goals of
theoretical and applied evolutionary genetics. Such studies can also provide information …

Background Over the last years, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) based on
imputed whole-genome sequences (WGS) have been used to detect quantitative trait loci …

Background Domestication, breed formation and intensive selection have resulted in
divergent cattle breeds that likely exhibit their own genomic signatures. In this study, we …

This study sheds light on the genetic complexity and interplay of production, body size, and
metabolic health in dairy cattle. Phenotypes for body size-related traits from conformation …

Mastitis is an inflammation-driven disease of the bovine mammary gland that occurs in
response to physical damage or infection and is one of the most costly production-related …

Background The sensitivity of genome-wide association studies for the detection of
quantitative trait loci (QTL) depends on the density of markers examined and the statistical …

A genome‐wide association study of 2098 progeny‐tested N ordic H olstein bulls genotyped
for 36 387 SNP s on 29 autosomes was conducted to confirm and fine‐map quantitative trait …

With the advent of genome analysis and developments in proteomic tools, search for milk
protein polymorphisms has exploded and progressively moved from qualitative to …

Intense selection to increase milk yield has had negative consequences for mastitis
incidence in dairy cattle. Due to low heritability of mastitis resistance and an unfavorable …