[HTML][HTML] The reproductive traits of sheep and their influencing factors

MH Ajafar, AH Kadhim… - Reviews in Agricultural …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
In farm animals, both genetic and non-genetic factors affect reproductive traits. These factors
can be categorized as intrinsic and extrinsic. Extrinsic factors relate to the animal's …

Genetic features of reproductive traits in bovine and buffalo: Lessons from bovine to buffalo

B Shao, H Sun, MJ Ahmad, N Ghanem… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bovine and buffalo are important livestock species that have contributed to human lives for
more than 1000 years. Improving fertility is very important to reduce the cost of production. In …

GALLO: An R package for genomic annotation and integration of multiple data sources in livestock for positional candidate loci

PAS Fonseca, A Suárez-Vega, G Marras… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background The development of high-throughput sequencing and genotyping
methodologies has enabled the identification of thousands of genomic regions associated …

GWAS and fine-mapping of livability and six disease traits in Holstein cattle

E Freebern, DJA Santos, L Fang, J Jiang… - BMC genomics, 2020 - Springer
Background Health traits are of significant economic importance to the dairy industry due to
their effects on milk production and associated treatment costs. Genome-wide association …

Genome-wide association and genotype by environment interactions for growth traits in US Red Angus cattle

JL Smith, ML Wilson, SM Nilson, TN Rowan… - BMC genomics, 2022 - Springer
Background Genotypic information produced from single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
arrays has routinely been used to identify genomic regions associated with complex traits in …

Genome-wide association study to identify genomic regions and positional candidate genes associated with male fertility in beef cattle

H Sweett, PAS Fonseca, A Suárez-Vega, A Livernois… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Fertility plays a key role in the success of calf production, but there is evidence that
reproductive efficiency in beef cattle has decreased during the past half-century worldwide …

Sustainable intensification of beef production in the tropics: The role of genetically improving sexual precocity of heifers

GA Fernandes Júnior, DA Silva, LFM Mota, TP de Melo… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Novel genes involved in the genetic architecture of temperament in Brahman cattle

FA Paredes-Sánchez, AM Sifuentes-Rincón, E Casas… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Cattle temperament is a complex and economically relevant trait. The objective of this study
was to identify genomic regions and genes associated with cattle temperament. From a …

Genetic and genomic analyses of service sire effect on female reproductive traits in Holstein cattle

Z Chen, LF Brito, H Luo, R Shi, Y Chang, L Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Fertility and reproductive performance are key drivers of dairy farm profitability. Hence,
reproduction traits have been included in a large majority of worldwide dairy cattle selection …

Sequence level genome-wide associations for bull production and fertility traits in tropically adapted bulls

WLA Tan, LRP Neto, A Reverter, M McGowan… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background The genetics of male fertility is complex and not fully understood. Male
subfertility can adversely affect the economics of livestock production. For example …