Sustainable intensification of beef production in the tropics: The role of genetically improving sexual precocity of heifers

GA Fernandes Júnior, DA Silva, LFM Mota, TP de Melo… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tropical pasture-based beef production systems play a vital role in global
food security. The importance of promoting sustainable intensification of such systems has …

Meta-Analysis of Heifer Traits Identified Reproductive Pathways in Bos indicus Cattle

MS Tahir, LR Porto-Neto, C Gondro, OB Shittu… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fertility traits measured early in life define the reproductive potential of heifers. Knowledge of
genetics and biology can help devise genomic selection methods to improve heifer fertility …

Estimates of genetic parameters for growth, reproductive, and carcass traits in Nelore cattle using the single step genomic BLUP procedure

S Kluska, BF Olivieri, M Bonamy, HLJ Chiaia… - Livestock Science, 2018 - Elsevier
This study was carried out to estimate the heritability and genetic correlations between
adjusted weights at 210 (W210) and 450 (W450) days of age, scrotal circumference …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of selection signatures and multi-trait GWAS reveals polygenic genetic architecture of carcass traits in beef cattle

Q Niu, T Zhang, L Xu, T Wang, Z Wang, B Zhu, L Zhang… - Genomics, 2021 - Elsevier
Carcass merits are widely considered as economically important traits affecting beef
production in the beef cattle industry. However, the genetic basis of carcass traits remains to …

Heritability estimates and genetic correlations of various production and reproductive traits of different grades of dairy cattle reared under subtropical condition

I Ali, S Muhammad Suhail… - Reproduction in Domestic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Inheritance of economic traits and their genetic correlation was studied in different breeds
and their various grades (crossbred's cattle) under the subtropical condition. Data on …

Genetic parameters of production and reproduction traits of Egyptian buffaloes under subtropical conditions

AA Easa, AHA El-Aziz, ASAE Barbary… - Tropical animal health …, 2022 - Springer
This research was aimed to investigate the production and reproduction traits and their
genetic parameters of Egyptian buffaloes under subtropical environment. Heritability …

Estimation of genetic parameters for reproductive traits in Hanwoo (Korean Cattle)

BI Lopez, JH Son, K Seo, D Lim - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Due to the extensive marbling of its beef, Hanwoo (Korean native cattle)
has continuously gained popularity and has become a mainstay in South Korea's animal …

Understanding the underlying genetic mechanisms for age at first calving, inter-calving period and scrotal circumference in Bonsmara cattle

JJ Reding, RR Van der Westhuizen, DP Berry… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background Reproduction is a key feature of the sustainability of a species and thus
represents an important component in livestock genetic improvement programs. Most …

Genetic analysis of female reproductive efficiency, scrotal circumference and growth traits in Nelore cattle

PI Schmidt, GS Campos, VM Roso, FRP Souza… - Theriogenology, 2019 - Elsevier
This study estimated the genetic variability and correlations between growth and
reproductive traits in Nelore cattle. Annual genetic changes in female reproductive traits …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic evaluation of reproduction performance of Jersey× Red Sindhi crossbred cows

S Vinothraj, A Subramaniyan, R Venkataramanan… - Veterinary …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim: The present investigation was undertaken to study the reproduction performance and
effect of non-genetic factors on reproduction performance of Jersey crossbred cows …