Precision animal agriculture is poised to rise to prominence in the livestock enterprise in the
domains of management, production, welfare, sustainability, health surveillance, and …

The rearing of farmed animals is a vital component of global food production systems, but its
impact on the environment, human health, animal welfare, and biodiversity is being …

Genomic selection can accelerate genetic progress in aquaculture breeding programmes,
particularly for traits measured on siblings of selection candidates. However, it is not widely …

Total number born (TNB), number of stillborn (NSB), and gestation length (GL) are
economically important traits in pig production, and disentangling the molecular …

Cost-effective high-density (HD) genotypes of livestock species can be obtained by
genotyping a proportion of the population using a HD panel and the remainder using a …

A significant gap exists between animal production and world's population demand.
Although conventional breeding methods have been effectual for selection of animal …

Genotype imputation from BeadChip to whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data is a cost-
effective method of obtaining genotypes of WGS variants. Beagle, one of the most popular …

The present study aimed to ascertain how different strategies for leveraging genomic
information enhance the accuracy of estimated breeding values for milk and cheese-making …

Background Genome-wide association studies and genomic predictions are thought to be
optimized by using whole-genome sequence (WGS) data. However, sequencing thousands …

Background Knowledge about the genetic diversity of a population is a crucial parameter for
the implementation of successful genomic selection and conservation of genetic resources …