Simple Summary Tropical pasture-based beef production systems play a vital role in global
food security. The importance of promoting sustainable intensification of such systems has …

The development of replacement heifers is at the core of cow-calf beef production systems.
In 2020, the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service reported 5.771 million beef …

Multiple studies have investigated selection signatures in domestic cattle and other species.
However, there is a dearth of information about the response to selection in genomes of …

Cattle breeding routinely uses crossbreeding between subspecies (Bos taurus taurus and
Bos taurus indicus) to form composite breeds, such as Brangus. These composite breeds …

Puberty is a critical physiological milestone in a heifer's reproductive life. Puberty involves a
complex series of interactions between genetic, nutritional, and environmental factors that …

The Brangus cattle were developed to utilize the superior traits of Angus and Brahman
cattle. Their genetic compositions are expected to be stabilized at 3/8 Brahman and 5/8 …

Background The microscopic process of postnatal testicular development in early-puberty
animals is poorly understood. Therefore, in this study, 21 male Yiling goats with average …

In an economic context, reproductive characteristics are fundamental for sustainable
production, particularly for monotocous livestock like cattle. An inter-calving interval is …

Earlier, it was said that a bull is half of the herd because of its half contribution towards the
genetic makeup in each subsequent generation. Nowadays, bulls are considered more than …

Background Sexual precocity is a common biological phenomenon in animal species. A
large number of precocity individuals were identified in Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir …