Genetic susceptibility to infectious diseases: Current status and future perspectives from genome-wide approaches

A Mozzi, C Pontremoli, M Sironi - Infection, genetics and evolution, 2018 - Elsevier
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have been widely applied to identify genetic
factors that affect complex diseases or traits. Presently, the GWAS Catalog includes> 2800 …

A review of traditional and machine learning methods applied to animal breeding

S Nayeri, M Sargolzaei, D Tulpan - Animal health research reviews, 2019 - cambridge.org
The current livestock management landscape is transitioning to a high-throughput digital era
where large amounts of information captured by systems of electro-optical, acoustical …

Genomic scans for selective sweeps through haplotype homozygosity and allelic fixation in 14 indigenous sheep breeds from Middle East and South Asia

S Eydivandi, MA Roudbar, MO Karimi, G Sahana - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The performance and productivity of livestock have consistently improved by natural and
artificial selection over the centuries. Both these selections are expected to leave patterns on …

[HTML][HTML] Derivation and genome-wide association study of a principal component-based measure of heat tolerance in dairy cattle

NPP Macciotta, S Biffani, U Bernabucci… - Journal of Dairy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Heat stress represents a key factor that negatively affects the productive and reproductive
performance of farm animals. In the present work, a new measure of tolerance to heat stress …

Cross-population selection signatures in Canchim composite beef cattle

INH Duarte, AFO Bessa, LD Rola, MVH Genuíno… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Analyses of livestock genomes have been used to detect selection signatures, which are
genomic regions associated with traits under selection leading to a change in allele …

Identification of loci associated with pathological outcomes in Holstein cattle infected with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using whole-genome …

M Canive, G Badia-Bringué, P Vázquez… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Bovine paratuberculosis (PTB), caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
(MAP), is a chronic granulomatous enteritis that affects cattle worldwide. According to their …

Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in animals: Transmission dynamics and control challenges of zoonotic TB in Ethiopia

G Romha, G Gebru, A Asefa, G Mamo - Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex is the cause of tuberculosis (TB) in humans and other
animals. Specifically, Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M …

A genome-wide association study for tolerance to paratuberculosis identifies candidate genes involved in DNA packaging, DNA damage repair, innate immunity, and …

M Canive, G Badia-Bringué, P Vázquez… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Although the genetic susceptibility to diseases has been extensively studied, the genetic loci
and the primary molecular and cellular mechanisms that control disease tolerance are still …

Identification of loci associated with susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in Holstein cattle using combinations of diagnostic tests …

M Canive, O González-Recio, A Fernández… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Bovine paratuberculosis (PTB) is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by Mycobacterium
avium susbp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have …

[HTML][HTML] Direct genetic effects, maternal genetic effects, and maternal genetic sensitivity on prenatal heat stress for calf diseases and corresponding genomic loci in …

T Yin, K Halli, S König - Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to infer the effects of heat stress (HS) of dams during late gestation
on direct and maternal genetic parameters for pneumonia (PNEU, 112,563 observations) …