Pakistan is third largest country in term of goat population with distinct characteristics of
breeds and estimated population of 78.2 million. Punjab province has 37% of country's total …

The objective of this study was to identify the SNPs and candidate genes related to body
weight and seven body conformation traits at the age of 8 months in the Russian aboriginal …

Simple Summary Body conformation traits are economically important in the goat meat
industry. Good growth performance in goats, including an accelerated growth rate, can …

Studies are being conducted on the applicability of genomic data to improve the accuracy of
the selection process in livestock, and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide …

Sheep, an important source of meat, dairy products and wool, play an essential part in the
global agricultural economy. Body weight and body conformation are key traits in the sheep …

Body size is an important indicator of growth and health in sheep. In the present study, we
performed Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) to detect significant single-nucleotide …

Long‐term selection of goats for a certain production system and/or different environmental
conditions will be reflected in the body morphology of the animals under selection. To …

The body weight is an economically important trait in sheep. We performed a genomewide
association study using Ovine 50 K SNP chip to identify the genes and chromosome regions …

A genomewide association study was carried out on a sample of Marchigiana breed cattle to
detect markers significantly associated with carcass and meat traits. Four hundred and nine …

Body size plays a key role in production, health, selection, and environmental adaptation of
animals, but the genetic basis of body size variation is not clearly understood. Here, we …