Globally, the climate is changing, and this has implications for livestock. Climate affects
livestock growth rates, milk and egg production, reproductive performance, morbidity, and …

The role of epistasis in the genetic architecture of quantitative traits is controversial, despite
the biological plausibility that nonlinear molecular interactions underpin the genotype …

The 1000 bull genomes project supports the goal of accelerating the rates of genetic gain in
domestic cattle while at the same time considering animal health and welfare by providing …

Background Methane represents 16% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. It
has been estimated that ruminant livestock produce ca. 29% of this methane. As individual …

At least 150 indigenous African cattle breeds have been named, but the majority of African
cattle populations remain largely uncharacterized. As cattle breeds and populations in Africa …

How to feed, house, clothe and power 11 billion of us without eliminating very many species
and wrecking Earth's climate is perhaps this century's greatest challenge. We must obviously …

Transgressive segregation and heterosis are the reasons that plant breeding works.
Molecular explanations for both phenomena have been suggested and play a contributing …

We have expanded the livestock gene editing toolbox to include transcription activator-like
(TAL) effector nuclease (TALEN)-and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic …

The challenge of meeting the increasing demand for worldwide rice production has driven a
sustained quest for advances in rice breeding for yield. Two breakthroughs that led to …

Background High density genoty** data are indispensable for genomic analyses of
complex traits in animal and crop species. Maize is one of the most important crop plants …