Invited review: Improving feed efficiency of beef cattle–the current state of the art and future challenges
Improvements in feed efficiency of beef cattle have the potential to increase producer
profitability and simultaneously lower the environmental footprint of beef production …
profitability and simultaneously lower the environmental footprint of beef production …
Strategies to improve the efficiency of beef cattle production
Globally, there are approximately one billion beef cattle, and compared with poultry and
swine, beef cattle have the poorest conversion efficiency of feed to meat. However, these …
swine, beef cattle have the poorest conversion efficiency of feed to meat. However, these …
Evidence for early domestic yak, taurine cattle, and their hybrids on the Tibetan Plateau
N Chen, Z Zhang, J Hou, J Chen, X Gao, L Tang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Domestic yak, cattle, and their hybrids are fundamental to herder survival at high altitudes on
the Tibetan Plateau. However, little is known about their history. Bos remains are uncommon …
the Tibetan Plateau. However, little is known about their history. Bos remains are uncommon …
Evolutionary origin of genomic structural variations in domestic yaks
X Liu, W Liu, JA Lenstra, Z Zheng, X Wu, J Yang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Yak has been subject to natural selection, human domestication and interspecific
introgression during its evolution. However, genetic variants favored by each of these …
introgression during its evolution. However, genetic variants favored by each of these …
Genetic architecture of quantitative traits in beef cattle revealed by genome wide association studies of imputed whole genome sequence variants: I: feed efficiency …
Background Genome wide association studies (GWAS) on residual feed intake (RFI) and its
component traits including daily dry matter intake (DMI), average daily gain (ADG), and …
component traits including daily dry matter intake (DMI), average daily gain (ADG), and …
Evolution and domestication of the Bovini species
Domestication of the Bovini species (taurine cattle, zebu, yak, river buffalo and swamp
buffalo) since the early Holocene (ca. 10 000 BCE) has contributed significantly to the …
buffalo) since the early Holocene (ca. 10 000 BCE) has contributed significantly to the …
Identifying pleiotropic variants and candidate genes for fertility and reproduction traits in Holstein cattle via association studies based on imputed whole-genome …
Background Genetic progress for fertility and reproduction traits in dairy cattle has been
limited due to the low heritability of most indicator traits. Moreover, most of the quantitative …
limited due to the low heritability of most indicator traits. Moreover, most of the quantitative …
BGVD: an integrated database for bovine sequencing variations and selective signatures
Next-generation sequencing has yielded a vast amount of cattle genomic data for global
characterization of population genetic diversity and identification of genomic regions under …
characterization of population genetic diversity and identification of genomic regions under …
Ruminant-specific retrotransposons shape regulatory evolution of bovine immunity
Cattle are an important livestock species, and mapping the genomic architecture of
agriculturally relevant traits such as disease susceptibility is a major challenge in the bovine …
agriculturally relevant traits such as disease susceptibility is a major challenge in the bovine …
Genome sequence analysis reveals selection signatures in endangered trypanotolerant West African Muturu cattle
Like most West African Bos taurus, the shorthorn Muturu is under threat of replacement or
crossbreeding with zebu. Their populations are now reduced to a few hundred breeding …
crossbreeding with zebu. Their populations are now reduced to a few hundred breeding …