Genomic breeding programs have been paramount in improving the rates of genetic
progress of productive efficiency traits in livestock. Such improvement has been …

The rapid development of remote sensing in agronomic research allows the dynamic nature
of longitudinal traits to be adequately described, which may enhance the genetic …

The number of dairy farms adopting automatic milking systems (AMS) has considerably
increased around the world aiming to reduce labor costs, improve cow welfare, increase …

Genetic selection for resilience is essential to improve the long-term sustainability of the
dairy cattle industry, especially the ability of cows to maintain their level of production when …

Background India is the largest milk producer globally, with the largest proportion of cattle
milk production coming from smallholder farms with an average herd size of less than two …

Background There is an increasing need to account for genotype-by-environment (G× E)
interactions in livestock breeding programs to improve productivity and animal welfare …

Genomic selection has been widely implemented in many livestock breeding programs, but
it remains incipient in buffalo. Therefore, this study aimed to (1) estimate variance …

Understanding temporal accumulation of soybean above-ground biomass (AGB) has the
potential to contribute to yield gains and the development of stress-resilient cultivars. Our …

Estimating single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) effects over time is essential to identify
and validate candidate genes (or quantitative trait loci) associated with time-dependent …

Heat stress is a major cause of welfare issues and economic losses to the worldwide dairy
cattle industry. Genetic selection for heat tolerance has a great potential to positively affect …