Background An unfavorable genetic correlation between milk production and fertility makes
simultaneous improvement of milk production and fertility difficult in cattle breeding. Rapid …

Background The results obtained from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) often
show pronounced disagreements. Validation of association studies is therefore desired …

In this study, data genotyping by sequence (GBS) was used to perform single step GWAS
(ssGWAS) to identify SNPs associated with the litter traits in domestic pigs and search for …

Reduced female fertility could cause considerable economic loss and has become a
worldwide problem in the modern dairy industry. The objective of this study was to detect …

Background The detection of quantitative trait loci has accelerated with recent developments
in genomics. The introduction of genomic selection in combination with sequencing efforts …

The Jining Gray goat is famous for its sexual precocity; however, the exact regulatory
mechanism is still unknown. The hypothalamus is the key centrum in the process of animal …

Improving reproductive performance remains a major goal in dairy cattle worldwide. Service
sire has been recognized as an important factor affecting herd fertility. The main objective of …

Background Fertility is a complex trait that has a major impact on the development of the
buffalo industry. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) has increased the ability to detect …

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 …

To understand genes, pathways, and networks related to puberty, we characterized the
transcriptome of two tissues: the pituitary gland and ovaries. Samples were harvested from …