Cattle are regarded as highly valuable animals because of their milk, beef, dung, fur, and
ability to draft. The scientific community has tried a number of strategies to improve the …

The increasing global demand for food, due to the continuous growth of human population,
requires improvements in the efficiency and sustainability of animal production systems. In …

Fillet yield (FY) and harvest weight (HW) are economically important traits in Nile tilapia
production. Genetic improvement of these traits, especially for FY, are lacking, due to the …

Abstract Background Nellore cattle (Bos indicus) are well-known for their adaptation to warm
and humid environments. Hair length and coat color may impact heat tolerance. The Nellore …

Age at first calving (AFC) plays an important role in the economic efficiency of beef cattle
production. This trait can be affected by a combination of genetic and environmental factors …

• Beef production represents a considerable contribution to local and global economies and
food security but also the environmental footprint of agricultural production systems.• The …

The objectives of this study were:(i) to assess genotype imputation accuracy in different
scenarios using genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) data from a …

Background Selection of cattle that are less sensitive to environmental variation in
unfavorable environments and more adapted to harsh conditions is of primary importance …

Background A cost-effective strategy to explore the complete DNA sequence in animals for
genetic evaluation purposes is to sequence key ancestors of a population, followed by …

Genome association studies (GWAS) provides knowledge about the genetic architecture of
beef-related traits that allow linking the target phenotype to genomic information aiding …