The pasture-based replacement dairy heifer is typically housed and managed intensively
from birth until weaning, but post-weaning is housed outdoors in paddocks under less …

Background Water buffalo is one of the most important livestock species in the world. Two
types of water buffalo exist: river buffalo (Bubalus bubalis bubalis) and swamp buffalo …

German Black Pied cattle (Deutsches Schwarzbuntes Niederungsrind, DSN) are an
endangered dual-purpose cattle breed originating from the North Sea region. The …

Autochthonous cattle breeds constitute important reservoirs of genetic diversity. Reggiana is
an Italian local cattle breed reared in the north of Italy for the production of a mono‐breed …

The multiple teats trait is common in many species of mammals and is considered related to
lactation ability in swine. However, in Hu sheep, related gene research is still relatively …

Genome-wide association testing facilitates the identification of genetic variants associated
with complex traits. Map** genes that promote genetic resistance to mastitis could reduce …

Supernumerary teats (SNTs) or nipples often emerge around the mammary line. This study
performed a genome-wide selective sweep analysis (GWS) at the copy number variant …

Supernumerary teats (SNT) are a common epidermal abnormality of udders in mammals.
The SNT negatively affect machine milking ability, udder health, and animal welfare and …

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of accounting for parent average
(PA) and genotyped daughters' average (GDA) on the estimation of deregressed estimated …

The nursing ability of productive ewes has been a subject of extensive research. From
today's perspective, the survivability of multiple lambs of highly productive ewes in birth time …