A systematic review of genomic regions and candidate genes underlying behavioral traits in farmed mammals and their link with human disorders

AB Alvarenga, HR Oliveira, SY Chen, SP Miller… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study is a comprehensive review of genomic regions associated with
animal behavior in farmed mammals (beef and dairy cattle, pigs, and sheep) which …

Identification of important genomic footprints using eight different selection signature statistics in domestic cattle breeds

D Rajawat, M Panigrahi, H Kumar, SS Nayak, S Parida… - Gene, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, the population genomic data of different cattle breeds were explored to
decipher the genomic regions affected due to selective events and reflected in the …

Identification of QTL regions and candidate genes for growth and feed efficiency in broilers

W Li, M Zheng, G Zhao, J Wang, J Liu, S Wang… - Genetics Selection …, 2021 - Springer
Background Feed accounts for about 70% of the total cost of poultry meat production.
Residual feed intake (RFI) has become the preferred measure of feed efficiency because it …

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 …

Autozygosity islands and ROH patterns in Nellore lineages: evidence of selection for functionally important traits

E Peripolli, J Metzger, MVA De Lemos, NB Stafuzza… - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to assess genome-wide autozygosity in a Nellore
cattle population and to characterize ROH patterns and autozygosity islands that may have …

A genome-wide association study for prolificacy in three Polish sheep breeds

G Smołucha, A Gurgul, I Jasielczuk, A Kawęcka… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Reproductive traits (especially litter size) are usually characterized by low heritability, and
thus, phenotypic selection is often ineffective and slow. In order to improve fertility …

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 …

Adrenergic tone as an intermediary in the temperament syndrome associated with flight speed in beef cattle

IG Colditz - Frontiers in Animal Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The temperament of farm animals can influence their resilience to everyday variations within
the managed production environment and has been under strong direct and indirect …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study identifies quantitative trait loci affecting cattle temperament

JF Shen, QM Chen, FW Zhang, Q Hanif… - Zoological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cattle temperament is an interesting trait due to its correlation with production efficiency,
labor safety, and animal welfare. To date, however, its genetic basis is not clearly …

Genetic parameters, genome-wide association and gene networks for milk and reproductive traits in Guzerá cattle

JT Paiva, MGCD Peixoto, FAT Bruneli, AB Alvarenga… - Livestock Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The profitability of dairy activity is influenced by the genetic selection of economically
important traits. In this context, the correct estimation of genetic parameters and the …