Background Conventional pig housing and management conditions are associated with
gastrointestinal pathophysiology and disease susceptibility in early life. Developing new …

The inclusion of health-related traits, or functionally associated genetic markers, in pig
breeding programs could contribute to produce more robust and disease resistant animals …

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) able to describe population differences can be
used for important applications in livestock, including breed assignment of individual …

Identification of a quantitative trait locus (QTL) related to a chronic respiratory disease such
as Mycoplasmal pneumonia of swine (MPS) and immune-related traits is important for the …

The aim of this study was to estimate genomic heritability and the impact that genetic
backgrounds have on blood parameters in Akkaraman sheep by conducting genome-wide …

Background In humans and livestock species, genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
have been applied to study the association between variants distributed across the genome …

The majority of the nearly 400 existing local pig breeds are adapted to specific environments
and human needs. The demand for large production quantities and the industrialized pig …

Background Genetic correlations between complex traits suggest that pleiotropic variants
contribute to trait variation. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) aim to uncover the …

Over extended periods of natural and artificial selection, China has developed numerous
exceptional pig breeds. Deciphering the germplasm characteristics of these breeds is crucial …

Interactions among genomic loci have often been overlooked in genome-wide association
studies, revealing the combinatorial effects of variants on phenotype or disease …