The application of omics in ruminant production: A review in the tropical and sub-tropical animal production context

DM Ribeiro, AAK Salama, ACM Vitor, A Argüello… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The demand for animal products (eg dairy and beef) in tropical regions is expected to
increase in parallel with the public demand for sustainable practices, due to factors such as …

Genetic architecture of quantitative traits in beef cattle revealed by genome wide association studies of imputed whole genome sequence variants: I: feed efficiency …

F Zhang, Y Wang, R Mukiibi, L Chen, M Vinsky… - BMC genomics, 2020 - Springer
Background Genome wide association studies (GWAS) on residual feed intake (RFI) and its
component traits including daily dry matter intake (DMI), average daily gain (ADG), and …

Dietary fatty acids applied to pig production and their relation to the biological processes: A review

SL Fanalli, BPM da Silva, B Petry, MHA Santana… - Livestock Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Lipids are an important source of fatty acids (FA) and energy, which are essential for
biological processes and influence the regulation of transcription. Pigs are an excellent …

Liver proteomics unravel the metabolic pathways related to feed efficiency in beef cattle

LD Fonseca, JP Eler, MA Pereira, AF Rosa… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Improving nutrient utilization efficiency is essential for livestock, given the current scenario of
increasing demand for animal protein and sustainable resource use. In this context …

Transcriptome analyses reveal reduced hepatic lipid synthesis and accumulation in more feed efficient beef cattle

R Mukiibi, M Vinsky, KA Keogh, C Fitzsimmons… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The genetic mechanisms controlling residual feed intake (RFI) in beef cattle are still largely
unknown. Here we performed whole transcriptome analyses to identify differentially …

Meta-analysis across Nellore cattle populations identifies common metabolic mechanisms that regulate feed efficiency-related traits

LFM Mota, SWB Santos, GAF Júnior, T Bresolin… - BMC genomics, 2022 - Springer
Background Feed efficiency (FE) related traits play a key role in the economy and
sustainability of beef cattle production systems. The accurate knowledge of the physiologic …

Gene co-expression networks from RNA sequencing of dairy cattle identifies genes and pathways affecting feed efficiency

SM Salleh, G Mazzoni, P Løvendahl… - BMC …, 2018 - Springer
Background Selection for feed efficiency is crucial for overall profitability and sustainability in
dairy cattle production. Key regulator genes and genetic markers derived from co …

RNA-seq of muscle from pigs divergent in feed efficiency and product quality identifies differences in immune response, growth, and macronutrient and connective …

J Horodyska, K Wimmers, H Reyer, N Trakooljul… - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Feed efficiency (FE) is an indicator of efficiency in converting energy and
nutrients from feed into a tissue that is of major environmental and economic significance …

Potential biomarkers for feed efficiency-related traits in nelore cattle identified by co-expression network and integrative genomics analyses

AO De Lima, JE Koltes, WJS Diniz… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Feed efficiency helps to reduce environmental impacts from livestock production, improving
beef cattle profitability. We identified potential biomarkers (hub genes) for feed efficiency, by …

An integrative transcriptome analysis indicates regulatory mRNA-miRNA networks for residual feed intake in Nelore cattle

PSN De Oliveira, LL Coutinho, PC Tizioto… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Residual Feed Intake (RFI) is an economically relevant trait in beef cattle. Among
the molecular regulatory mechanisms, microRNAs (miRNAs) are an important dimension in …