Candidate genes associated with heat stress and breeding strategies to relieve its effects in dairy cattle: a deeper insight into the genetic architecture and immune …

D Worku, J Hussen, G De Matteis… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The need for food products of animal origin is increasing worldwide. Satisfying these needs
in a way that has minimal impact on the environment requires cutting-edge technologies and …

[HTML][HTML] Association of selected gene polymorphisms with thermotolerance traits in cattle–A review

DNH Hariyono, PW Prihandini - Animal bioscience, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Thermal stress due to extreme changes in the thermal environment is a critical issue in cattle
production. Many previous findings have shown a decrease in feed intake, milk yield, growth …

Genetic Diversity and Signatures of Selection for Thermal Stress in Cattle and Other Two Bos Species Adapted to Divergent Climatic Conditions

PHF Freitas, Y Wang, P Yan, HR Oliveira… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Understanding the biological mechanisms of climatic adaptation is of paramount importance
for the optimization of breeding programs and conservation of genetic resources. The aim of …

Characterization of runs of homozygosity, heterozygosity-enriched regions, and population structure in cattle populations selected for different breeding goals

HA Mulim, LF Brito, LFB Pinto, JBS Ferraz, L Grigoletto… - BMC genomics, 2022 - Springer
Background A decline in the level of genetic diversity in livestock can result in reduced
response to selection, greater incidence of genetic defects, and inbreeding depression. In …

Genomic measures of inbreeding coefficients and genome-wide scan for runs of homozygosity islands in Iranian river buffalo, Bubalus bubalis

SM Ghoreishifar, H Moradi-Shahrbabak, MH Fallahi… - BMC genetics, 2020 - Springer
Background Consecutive homozygous fragments of a genome inherited by offspring from a
common ancestor are known as runs of homozygosity (ROH). ROH can be used to calculate …

Genome‐wide scan of selection signatures in Dehong humped cattle for heat tolerance and disease resistance

R Li, C Li, H Chen, R Li, Q Chong, H Xiao… - Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Dehong humped cattle (DHH) is an indigenous zebu breed from southwestern China that
possesses characteristics of heat tolerance and strong disease resistance and adapts well …

Runs of homozygosity in the Italian goat breeds: Impact of management practices in low-input systems

M Cortellari, A Bionda, A Negro, S Frattini… - Genetics Selection …, 2021 - Springer
Background Climate and farming systems, several of which are considered as low-input
agricultural systems, vary between goat populations from Northern and Southern Italy and …

Microsatellite Diversity and Phylogenetic Relationships among East Eurasian Bos taurus Breeds with an Emphasis on Rare and Ancient Local Cattle

G Svishcheva, O Babayan, B Lkhasaranov… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Using microsatellite data, we analyzed various cattle breeds of European
and Asian origins from different geo-climatic zones to study their genetic diversity, genetic …

Whole genome resequencing reveals genetic diversity and selection signatures of Ethiopian indigenous cattle adapted to local environments

E Terefe, G Belay, A Tijjani, J Han, O Hanotte - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cattle are among the most important domesticated bovid species in the world, of which
Ethiopia possesses large populations adapted to different agro-ecologies and production …

Selection signatures in tropical cattle are enriched for promoter and coding regions and reveal missense mutations in the damage response gene HELB

M Naval-Sánchez, LR Porto-Neto, DF Cardoso… - Genetics Selection …, 2020 - Springer
Background Distinct domestication events, adaptation to different climatic zones, and
divergent selection in productive traits have shaped the genomic differences between …