International single-step SNPBLUP beef cattle evaluations for Limousin weaning weight
Compared to national evaluations, international collaboration projects further improve accuracies of estimated breeding values (EBV) by building larger reference populations or performing a joint evaluation us... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - September 4, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Renzo Bonifazi, Mario P. L. Calus, Jan ten Napel, Roel F. Veerkamp, Alexis Michenet, Simone Savoia, Andrew Cromie and J érémie Vandenplas Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Assessment of genotyping array performance for genome-wide association studies and imputation in African cattle
In cattle, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have largely focused on European or Asian breeds, using genotyping arrays that were primarily designed for European cattle. Because there is growing interest i... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - September 4, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Valentina Riggio, Abdulfatai Tijjani, Rebecca Callaby, Andrea Talenti, David Wragg, Emmanuel T. Obishakin, Chukwunonso Ezeasor, Frans Jongejan, Ndudim I. Ogo, Fred Aboagye-Antwi, Alassane Toure, Jahashi Nzalawahej, Boubacar Diallo, Ayao Missohou, Adrien M Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Managing genetic diversity in breeding programs of small populations: the case of French local chicken breeds
On-going climate change will drastically modify agriculture in the future, with a need for more sustainable systems, in particular regarding animal production. In this context, genetic diversity is a key facto... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - August 3, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Gwendal Restoux, Xavier Rognon, Agathe Vieaud, Daniel Guemene, Florence Petitjean, Romuald Rouger, Sophie Brard-Fudulea, Sophie Lubac-Paye, Geoffrey Chiron and Mich èle Tixier-Boichard Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Origin, evolution, and tissue-specific functions of the porcine repetitive element 1
The porcine repetitive element 1 (PRE1) is the most abundant short interspersed nuclear element (SINE) in the Sus scrofa genome and it has been suggested that some PRE1 can have regulatory functions. The million ... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - July 27, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Min Zheng, Tianfu Guo, Bin Yang, Zhiyan Zhang and Lusheng Huang Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Gut microbiota and host genetics contribute to the phenotypic variation of digestive and feed efficiency traits in growing pigs fed a conventional and a high fiber diet
This study aimed at determining the contribution of th... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - July 27, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Vanille D éru, Francesco Tiezzi, Céline Carillier-Jacquin, Benoit Blanchet, Laurent Cauquil, Olivier Zemb, Alban Bouquet, Christian Maltecca and Hélène Gilbert Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Analysis of the causal structure of traits involved in sow lactation feed efficiency
Feed efficiency during lactation involves a set of phenotypic traits that form a complex system, with some traits exerting causal effects on the others. Information regarding such interrelationships can be use... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - July 26, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: M ónica Mora, Ingrid David, Hélène Gilbert, Guilherme J. M. Rosa, Juan Pablo Sánchez and Miriam Piles Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
On the equivalence between marker effect models and breeding value models and direct genomic values with the Algorithm for Proven and Young
Single-step genomic predictions obtained from a breeding value model require calculating the inverse of the genomic relationship matrix (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - July 16, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Matias Bermann, Daniela Lourenco, Natalia S. Forneris, Andres Legarra and Ignacy Misztal Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Performance of the No-U-Turn sampler in multi-trait variance component estimation using genomic data
Multi-trait genetic parameter estimation is an important topic for target traits with few records and with a low heritability and when the genetic correlation between target and secondary traits is strong. How... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - July 11, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Motohide Nishio and Aisaku Arakawa Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Development and validation of a horse reference panel for genotype imputation
Genotype imputation is a cost-effective method to generate sequence-level genotypes for a large number of animals. Its application can improve the power of genomic studies, provided that the accuracy of imputa... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - July 4, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Paula Reich, Clemens Falker-Gieske, Torsten Pook and Jens Tetens Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
A genome-wide screen for resilient responses in growing pigs
The objective of the present study was to provide new insights into the gen... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - July 4, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Houda Laghouaouta, Lorenzo Fraile, Rafael Su árez-Mesa, Roger Ros-Freixedes, Joan Estany and Ramona Natacha Pena Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Impact of genomic preselection on subsequent genetic evaluations with ssGBLUP using real data from pigs
Empirically assessing the impact of preselection on genetic evaluation of preselected animals requires comparing scenarios that take different approaches into account, including scenarios without preselection.... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - June 28, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Ibrahim Jibrila, Jeremie Vandenplas, Jan ten Napel, Rob Bergsma, Roel F. Veerkamp and Mario P. L. Calus Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Use of Bayes factors to evaluate the effects of host genetics, litter and cage on the rabbit cecal microbiota
The rabbit cecum hosts and interacts with a complex microbial ecosystem that contributes to the variation of traits of economic interest. Although the influence of host genetics on microbial diversity and spec... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - June 27, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Mar ía Velasco-Galilea, Miriam Piles, Yuliaxis Ramayo-Caldas, Luis Varona and Juan Pablo Sánchez Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Impact of linkage disequilibrium heterogeneity along the genome on genomic prediction and heritability estimation
Compared to medium-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data, high-density SNP data contain abundant genetic variants and provide more information for the genetic evaluation of livestock, but it has be... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - June 27, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Duanyang Ren, Xiaodian Cai, Qing Lin, Haoqiang Ye, Jinyan Teng, Jiaqi Li, Xiangdong Ding and Zhe Zhang Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
A new approach fits multivariate genomic prediction models efficiently
Fast, memory-efficient, and reliable algorithms for estimating genomic estimated breeding values (GEBV) for multiple traits and environments are needed to make timely decisions in breeding. Multivariate genomi... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - June 17, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Alencar Xavier and David Habier Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Estimation of dam line composition of 3-way crossbred animals using genomic information
In genomic prediction including data of 3- or 4-way crossbred animals, line composition is usually fitted as a regression on expected line proportions, which are 0.5, 0.25 and 0.25, respectively, for 3-way cro... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - June 15, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Mario P. L. Calus, John M. Henshall, Rachel Hawken and J érémie Vandenplas Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
