In the past years, there has been a remarkable development of high-throughput omics (HTO)
technologies such as genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and …

Genomic selection, that is based on the prediction of the breeding value (the genomic
breeding value or GEBV) of the animals considering genomic information, is changing …

Water buffalo is the second largest resource of milk supply around the world, and it is well
known for its distinctive milk quality in terms of fat, protein, lactose, vitamin, and mineral …

Background With the availability of next-generation sequencing technologies, genomic
prediction based on whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data is now feasible in animal …

Quantitative traits are usually controlled by numerous genomic variants with small individual
effects, and variances associated with those traits are explained in a continuous manner …

Gao et al. propose several approaches to incorporate gene annotation into genomic
prediction and evaluate these new methods on populations..... Today, genomic prediction …

Background Genomic prediction (GP) based on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) has
become a broadly used tool to increase the gain of selection in plant breeding. However …

Service sire has a major effect on reproductive success in dairy cattle. Recent studies have
reported accurate predictions for Holstein bull fertility using genomic data. The objective of …

Background Feed efficiency (FE) has a major impact on the economic sustainability of pig
production. We used a systems-based approach that integrates single nucleotide …

Various methods have been proposed for genomic prediction (GP) in livestock. These
methods have mainly focused on statistical considerations and did not include genome …