Genome editing is a powerful technology that can efficiently alter the genome of organisms
to achieve targeted modification of endogenous genes and targeted integration of …

Domestic animals are invaluable resources for study of the molecular architecture of
complex traits. Although the mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) responsible for …

Background Blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) is an herbivorous freshwater
fish species native to China and has been recognized as a main aquaculture species in the …

A whole‐genome association study was performed for reproductive traits in commercial
sows using the PorcineSNP60 BeadChip and Bayesian statistical methods. The traits …

Simple Summary The performance of genome-wide association studies with high-density
single-nucleotide polymorphism panels and next-generation sequencing is a robust …

Undoubtedly livestock is one of the major contributors to the economy of any country. The
economic value of livestock includes meat, dairy products, fiber, fertilizer etc. Understanding …

In agricultural sciences as in all other areas of life science, the implementation of proteomics
and other post-genomic tools is an important step towards more detailed understanding of …

Background Inbreeding is among the major concerns in management of local livestock
populations. The effective population size of these populations tends to be small, which …

The knowledge of the molecular organization of living organisms evolved considerably
during the last years. The methodologies associated also progressed with the development …

Genomic selection, that is based on the prediction of the breeding value (the genomic
breeding value or GEBV) of the animals considering genomic information, is changing …