Excellent reproductive performance in both males and females is fundamental to profitable
dairy and beef production systems. In this review we undertook a meta-analysis of genetic …

In the past years, there has been a remarkable development of high-throughput omics (HTO)
technologies such as genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and …

Polymorphisms that affect complex traits or quantitative trait loci (QTL) often affect multiple
traits. We describe two novel methods (1) for finding single nucleotide polymorphisms …

Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are a powerful tool for detecting
genomic regions explaining variation in phenotype. The objectives of the present study were …

High-throughput genoty** methods have increased the analytical power to study complex
traits but high cost has remained a barrier for large scale use in animal improvement. We …

The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of genomic predictions for 19 traits
including feed efficiency, growth, and carcass and meat quality traits in beef cattle. The …

Together with their sister subspecies Bos taurus, zebu cattle (Bos indicus) have contributed
to important socioeconomic changes that have shaped modern civilizations. Zebu cattle …

Background Genetic progress for fertility and reproduction traits in dairy cattle has been
limited due to the low heritability of most indicator traits. Moreover, most of the quantitative …

Puberty is a complex physiological event by which animals mature into an adult capable of
sexual reproduction. In order to enhance our understanding of the genes and regulatory …

Adaptation of global food systems to climate change is essential to feed the world. Tropical
cattle production, a mainstay of profitability for farmers in the develo** world, is dominated …