For heifers, beef and moderate-yielding dairy cows, it appears that the fertilisation rate
generally lies between 90% and 100%. For high-producing dairy cows, there is a less …

microRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small noncoding RNA that bind to complementary
sequences in the untranslated regions of multiple target mRNAs resulting in …

Genomic resources for the domestic dog have improved with the widespread adoption of a
173k SNP array platform and updated reference genome. SNP arrays of this density are …

Background Research on loci influencing milk production traits of dairy cattle is one of the
main topics of investigation in livestock. Many genomic regions and polymorphisms …

Understanding the evolution and molecular architecture of complex traits is important in
domestic animals. Due to phenotypic selection, genomic regions develop unique patterns of …

The somatotrophic axis (GH-IGF) is a key regulator of animal growth and development,
affecting performance traits that include milk production, growth rate, body composition, and …

The aim of this study was to investigate the potential association between growth hormone
GH/AluI and growth hormone receptor GHR/AluI polymorphisms with milk yield and …

Genome-wide association studies for difficult-to-measure traits are generally limited by the
sample size with accurate phenotypic data. The objective of this study was to utilise data on …

Cranial cruciate ligament disease (CCLD) is a complex trait. Ten measurements were made
on orthogonal distal pelvic limb radiographs of 161 pure and mixed breed dogs with, and 55 …

Research to assess the effect of single genes on reproductive traits in bovine species is
imperative to elucidate genes' functions and acquire a better perspective of quantitative …