Genomic selection has revolutionized dairy cattle breeding. Since 2000, assays have been
developed to genotype large numbers of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at …

Parentage analysis is a cornerstone of molecular ecology that has delivered fundamental
insights into behaviour, ecology and evolution. Microsatellite markers have long been the …

Background Genome-wide association analysis is a powerful tool for annotating phenotypic
effects on the genome and knowledge of genes and chromosomal regions associated with …

Background While autozygosity as a consequence of selection is well understood, there is
limited information on the ability of different methods to measure true inbreeding. In the …

Genetic diversity in livestock populations is a significant contributor to the sustainability of
animal production. Also, genetic diversity allows animal production to become more …

Mitigation of enteric methane (CH4) emission in ruminants has become an important area of
research because accumulation of CH4 is linked to global warming. Nutritional and …

Implementation of genomic evaluation has caused profound changes in dairy cattle
breeding. All young bulls bought by major artificial insemination organizations now are …

Abstract Background Genomic evaluations in Holstein dairy cattle have quickly become
more reliable over the last two years in many countries as more animals have been …

Single step genomic methodology provides a unified framework to integrate phenotypic,
pedigree and genomic information in prediction of breeding values for all individuals and in …

Background Copy number variation (CNV) represents another important source of genetic
variation complementary to single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). High-density SNP array …