Genetic improvement of cattle around the globe has been, and will continue to be, an
important driver of animal agriculture sustainability. There are several reproductive and …

Animal agriculture faces unprecedented challenges, including the need to increase
productivity to meet increasing demands for high quality protein while combating increasing …

Horns are the most obvious common feature of Bovidae. The naturally occurring absence of
horns in these species, also known as polledness, is of surprisingly heterogeneous nature …

In humans, variation of the ATP7A gene may cause cranial exostosis, which is similar to
“human horn,” but the function of the ATP7A gene in sheep is still unknown. Tissue …

Simple Summary Beef production has expanded worldwide through cattle adaptation to
diverse environmental and husbandry conditions. The beef industry faces societal …

The rapid development of biotechnology has facilitated our understanding of the biological
functions of candidate genes for important economic traits in farm animals. Molecular …

Genome editing provides opportunities to improve current cattle breeding strategies through
targeted introduction of natural sequence variants, accelerating genetic gain. This can be …

Ruminant livestock provide a rich source of products, such as meat, milk, and wool, and play
a critical role in global food security and nutrition. Over the past few decades, genomic …

The development of local bull in many regions is currently leading to the development of
local bulls and Indonesia is no exception, especially in South Sulawesi Province. One of …

Abstract Background Managing beneficial Mendelian characteristics in dairy cattle breeding
programs implies that the correlated genetic effects are considered to avoid possible …