Despite substantial advances in milk production efficiency of dairy cattle over the last 50
years, rising feed costs remain a significant threat to producer profitability. There also is a …

Background Native cattle breeds are an important source of genetic variation because they
might carry alleles that enable them to adapt to local environment and tough feeding …

Background The symbiotic rumen microbiota is essential for the digestion of plant fibers and
contributes to the variation of production and health traits in ruminants. However, to date, the …

Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are a powerful tool for detecting
genomic regions explaining variation in phenotype. The objectives of the present study were …

This review summarizes the results from the INRA (Institut National de la Recherche
Agronomique) divergent selection experiment on residual feed intake (RFI) in growing Large …

Background Genotypic information produced from single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
arrays has routinely been used to identify genomic regions associated with complex traits in …

Meat quality traits are economically important because they affect consumers' acceptance,
which, in turn, influences the demand for beef. However, selection to improve meat quality is …

Background Residual feed intake (RFI), a measure of feed efficiency, is the difference
between observed feed intake and the expected feed requirement predicted from growth …

Residual feed intake (RFI) is a complex trait that is economically important for livestock
production; however, the genetic and biological mechanisms regulating RFI are largely …

Non-synonymous SNPs and protein coding SNPs within the promoter region of genes
(regulatory SNPs) might have a significant effect on carcass traits. Imputed sequence level …