Longevity and mortality of owned dogs in England

DG O'neill, DB Church, PD McGreevy, PC Thomson… - The Veterinary …, 2013 - Elsevier
Improved understanding of longevity represents a significant welfare opportunity for the
domestic dog, given its unparalleled morphological diversity. Epidemiological research …

A simple strategy for managing many recessive disorders in a dairy cattle breeding program

JB Cole - Genetics Selection Evolution, 2015 - Springer
Background High-density single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes have recently been
used to identify a number of novel recessive mutations that adversely affect fertility in dairy …

Reciprocal recurrent genomic selection for total genetic merit in crossbred individuals

B Kinghorn, J Hickey… - Proceedings of the 9th …, 2010 - rune.une.edu.au
Genomic Selection (GS: Meuwissen et al, 2001) aims to provide genomic estimated
breeding values (gEBVs) as criteria for selection by exploiting associations between genetic …

Using the incidence and impact of behavioural conditions in guide dogs to investigate patterns in undesirable behaviour in dogs

G Caron-Lormier, ND Harvey, GCW England… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The domestic dog is one of our most popular companions and longest relationships,
occupying different roles, from pet to working guide dog for the blind. As dogs age different …

Performance, Blood Lipid Profile, and the Expression of Growth Hormone Receptor (GHR) and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) Genes in Purebred and …

BM Shafik, ER Kamel, M Mamdouh, S Elrafaay… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Poultry breeding programs are established to ameliorate the genetic
potential of domestic birds through a selection process and crossbreeding programs. In this …

[PDF][PDF] Genetic evaluation of growth traits in a crossbreeding experiment involving line V and Baladi Black rabbits in Egypt

G Abou Khadiga, K Saleh, R Nofal… - 9th World Rabbit …, 2008 - researchgate.net
Five genetic groups of rabbits were produced in a crossbreeding experiment involving the
Spanish synthetic maternal line V, Egyptian Baladi Black (BB), their first reciprocal crosses …

Strategies to exploit genetic variation while maintaining diversity

BP Kinghorn, R Banks, C Gondro, VD Kremer… - Adaptation and Fitness …, 2009 - Springer
How we should manage genetic diversity depends on why we want to manage it. The most
generally useful strategy is to maintain variation across the genome, using methods that …

Selection on multiple QTL with control of gene diversity and inbreeding for long‐term benefit

Y Li, HN Kadarmideen… - Journal of Animal …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to develop and investigate selection strategies that aim at
maximizing long‐term genetic response while conserving gene diversity and controlling …

Mate selection provides similar genetic progress and average inbreeding than optimum contribution selection in the long-term

GM Yoshida, JM Yáñez, SA de Queiroz, R Carvalheiro - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
Optimum contribution selection (OCS) and mate selection (MS) are alternative strategies to
maximize genetic gain under controlled rates of inbreeding. There is evidence in the …

Genetic evaluation of a crossbreeding experiment included two selected lines of Japanese quail and their crosses for some growth and maturity-related traits. Egypt

G Abou Khadiga, BY Mahmoud, E El-Full - Poult. Sci, 2014 - epsj.journals.ekb.eg
Data of the present study were obtained on a total of 2502 birds of purebred (1300) and
crossbred (1202) birds of two differently selected Japanese quail lines (paternal and …