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Open AccessAnalysis of polygenic selection in purebred and crossbred pig genomes using generation proxy selection map**
Artificial selection on quantitative traits using breeding values and selection indices in commercial livestock breeding populations causes changes in allele frequency over time at hundreds or thousands of cau...
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Open AccessGenetics of randomly bred cats support the cradle of cat domestication being in the Near East
Cat domestication likely initiated as a symbiotic relationship between wildcats (Felis silvestris subspecies) and the peoples of develo** agrarian societies in the Fertile Crescent. As humans transitioned from ...
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Open AccessGenome-wide association and genotype by environment interactions for growth traits in U.S. Red Angus cattle
Genotypic information produced from single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays has routinely been used to identify genomic regions associated with complex traits in beef and dairy cattle. Herein, we assembled...
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Open AccessGenome-wide association analyses identify genotype-by-environment interactions of growth traits in Simmental cattle
Understanding genotype-by-environment interactions (G × E) is crucial to understand environmental adaptation in mammals and improve the sustainability of agricultural production. Here, we present an extensive ...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Development of a genetic evaluation for hair shedding in American Angus cattle to improve thermotolerance
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Open AccessDevelopment of a genetic evaluation for hair shedding in American Angus cattle to improve thermotolerance
Heat stress and fescue toxicosis caused by ingesting tall fescue infected with the endophytic fungus Epichloë coenophiala represent two of the most prevalent stressors to beef cattle in the United States and cost...
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Open AccessA multi-breed reference panel and additional rare variants maximize imputation accuracy in cattle
During the last decade, the use of common-variant array-based single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genoty** in the beef and dairy industries has produced an astounding amount of medium-to-low density genomic...
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Open AccessGenome-wide association and genotype by environment interactions for growth traits in U.S. Gelbvieh cattle
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays have facilitated discovery of genetic markers associated with complex traits in domestic cattle; thereby enabling modern breeding and selection programs. Genome-wide...
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Open AccessQTL-map** and genomic prediction for bovine respiratory disease in U.S. Holsteins using sequence imputation and feature selection
National genetic evaluations for disease resistance do not exist, precluding the genetic improvement of cattle for these traits. We imputed BovineHD genotypes to whole genome sequence for 2703 Holsteins that w...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Applications and efficiencies of the first cat 63 K DNA array
A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML and PDF versions of this paper. The error has been fixed in the paper.
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Applications and efficiencies of the first cat 63K DNA array
A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML and PDF versions of this paper. The error has been fixed in the paper.
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Open AccessApplications and efficiencies of the first cat 63K DNA array
The development of high throughput SNP genoty** technologies has improved the genetic dissection of simple and complex traits in many species including cats. The properties of feline 62,897 SNPs Illumina Inf...
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Genetic diversity and population structure of South African smallholder farmer sheep breeds determined using the OvineSNP50 beadchip
A population structure study was performed in South African ovine populations using the OvineSNP50 beadchip. Blood samples were obtained from 295 sheep of which 172 had been identified as smallholder Dorpers, ...
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Open AccessCandidate lethal haplotypes and causal mutations in Angus cattle
If unmanaged, high rates of inbreeding in livestock populations adversely impact their reproductive fitness. In beef cattle, historical selection strategies have increased the frequency of several segregating ...
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Open AccessGenome-wide association study for feed efficiency and growth traits in U.S. beef cattle
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays for domestic cattle have catalyzed the identification of genetic markers associated with complex traits for inclusion in modern breeding and selection programs. Usin...
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Open AccessCorrection: Corrigendum: Gene expression differences in Longissimus muscle of Nelore steers genetically divergent for residual feed intake
Scientific Reports 6: Article number: 39493; published online: 22 December 2016; updated: 05 April 2017 This Article contains an error in the order of the Figures, where Figures 2 and 3 were inverted. The corr...
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Open AccessElucidating the genetic basis of an oligogenic birth defect using whole genome sequence data in a non-model organism, Bubalus bubalis
Recent strong selection for dairy traits in water buffalo has been associated with higher levels of inbreeding, leading to an increase in the prevalence of genetic diseases such as transverse hemimelia (TH), a...
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Open AccessGene expression differences in Longissimus muscle of Nelore steers genetically divergent for residual feed intake
Residual feed intake (RFI), a measure of feed efficiency (FE), is defined as the difference between the observed and the predictable feed intake considering size and growth of the animal. It is extremely impor...
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Open AccessInsight into the genetic composition of South African Sanga cattle using SNP data from cattle breeds worldwide
Understanding the history of cattle breeds is important because it provides the basis for develo** appropriate selection and breed improvement programs. In this study, patterns of ancestry and admixture in A...
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Open AccessEarly cave art and ancient DNA record the origin of European bison
The two living species of bison (European and American) are among the few terrestrial megafauna to have survived the late Pleistocene extinctions. Despite the extensive bovid fossil record in Eurasia, the evol...
