Genotype data from dairy cattle selection programs have greatly facilitated GWAS to identify
variants related to economic traits. Results can enhance the accuracy of genomic prediction …

Mastitis, the most frequent disease in dairy cattle. Resistance to mastitis is a complex,
polygenic trait controlled by several genes, each with small effects. Genome-wide …

Background Mastitis is a disease that incurs significant costs in the dairy industry. A
promising approach to mitigate its negative effects is to genetically improve the resistance of …

Background Over the last years, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) based on
imputed whole-genome sequences (WGS) have been used to detect quantitative trait loci …

Simple Summary Udder conformation traits are economically important for dairy animals in
the dairy industry. Milk production loss can be reduced via a better udder structure in dairy …

Clinical mastitis (CM) is an inflammatory disease occurring in the mammary glands of
lactating cows. CM is under genetic control, and a prominent CM resistance QTL located on …

Background An unfavorable genetic correlation between milk production and fertility makes
simultaneous improvement of milk production and fertility difficult in cattle breeding. Rapid …

Hoof diseases are a major welfare and economic issue in the global dairy cattle production
industry, which can be minimized through improved management and breeding practices …

Claw diseases and mastitis represent the most important disease traits in dairy cattle with
increasing incidences and a frequently mentioned connection to milk yield. Yet, many …

Due to the complexity of longevity trait in dairy cattle, two groups of trait definitions are widely
used to measure longevity, either covering the full lifespan or representing only a part of it to …