Genetic diversity in global chicken breeds in relation to their genetic distances to wild populations
Migration of a population from its founder population is expected to cause a reduction of its genetic diversity and facilitates differentiation between the population and its founder population, as predicted b... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - April 14, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Dorcus Kholofelo Malomane, Steffen Weigend, Armin Otto Schmitt, Annett Weigend, Christian Reimer and Henner Simianer Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Analysis of whole-genome re-sequencing data of ducks reveals a diverse demographic history and extensive gene flow between Southeast/South Asian and Chinese populations
The most prolific duck genetic resource in the world is located in Southeast/South Asia but little is known about the domestication and complex histories of these duck populations. (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - April 13, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Fan Jiang, Ruiyi Lin, Changyi Xiao, Tanghui Xie, Yaoxin Jiang, Jianhai Chen, Pan Ni, Wing-Kin Sung, Jianlin Han, Xiaoyong Du and Shijun Li Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Convergence behavior of single-step GBLUP and SNPBLUP for different termination criteria
The preconditioned conjugate gradient (PCG) method is the current method of choice for iterative solving of genetic evaluations. The relative difference between two successive iterates and the relative residua... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - April 9, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Jeremie Vandenplas, Mario P. L. Calus, Herwin Eding, Mathijs van Pelt, Rob Bergsma and Cornelis Vuik Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Genetic parameters and genomic prediction for feed intake recorded at the group and individual level in different production systems for growing pigs
In breeding programs, recording large-scale feed intake (FI) data routinely at the individual level is costly and difficult compared with other production traits. An alternative approach could be to record FI ... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - April 8, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Hongding Gao, Guosheng Su, Just Jensen, Per Madsen, Ole F. Christensen, Birgitte Ask, Bjarke G. Poulsen, Tage Ostersen and Bjarne Nielsen Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Resistance to viral nervous necrosis in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.): heritability and relationships with body weight, cortisol concentration, and antibody titer
Susceptibility of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) to viral nervous necrosis (VNN) is well-known. Interest towards selective breeding as a tool to enhance genetic resistance in this species has increas... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - April 1, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Sara Faggion, Daniela Bertotto, Massimiliano Babbucci, Giulia Dalla Rovere, Rafaella Franch, Mauro Bovolenta, Stanislas Laureau, Francesco Pascoli, Anna Toffan, Luca Bargelloni and Paolo Carnier Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Correction 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. (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - March 22, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Harly J. Durbin, Duc Lu, Helen Yampara-Iquise, Stephen P. Miller and Jared E. Decker Tags: Correction Source Type: research
AlphaPart —R implementation of the method for partitioning genetic trends
In this paper, we present the AlphaPart R package, an open-source implementation of a method for partitioning breeding values and genetic trends to identify the contribution of selection pathways to genetic ga... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - March 18, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Jana Ob šteter, Justin Holl, John M. Hickey and Gregor Gorjanc Tags: Software Source Type: research
Influence of genetics and the pre-vaccination blood transcriptome on the variability of antibody levels after vaccination against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in pigs
The impact of individual genetic and genomic variations on immune responses is an emerging lever investigated in vaccination strategies. In our study, we used genetic and pre-vaccination blood transcriptomic d... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - March 18, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Fany Blanc, Tatiana Maroilley, Manuel Revilla, Ga ëtan Lemonnier, Jean-Jacques Leplat, Yvon Billon, Laure Ravon, Olivier Bouchez, Jean-Pierre Bidanel, Bertrand Bed’Hom, Marie-Hélène Pinard-van der Laan, Jordi Estellé and Claire Rogel-Gaillard Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Integrating genomic and infrared spectral data improves the prediction of milk protein composition in dairy cattle
Over the past decade, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been used to predict novel milk protein phenotypes. Genomic data might help predict these phenotypes when integrated with milk FTIR spec... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - March 16, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Toshimi Baba, Sara Pegolo, Lucio F. M. Mota, Francisco Pe ñagaricano, Giovanni Bittante, Alessio Cecchinato and Gota Morota Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Evaluation of direct and maternal responses in reproduction traits based on different selection strategies for postnatal piglet survival in a selection experiment
Postnatal piglet survival is important both in economic and animal welfare terms. It is influenced by the piglet ’s own direct genetic effects and by maternal genetic effects of the dam, associated with milk pr... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - March 15, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tuan Q. Nguyen, Pieter W. Knap, Geoff Simm, Sandra A. Edwards and Rainer Roehe Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Genetic parameters for uniformity of harvest weight in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
Uniformity of body weight is a trait of great economic importance in the production of white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). A necessary condition to improve this trait through selective breeding is the existence ... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - March 12, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Silvia Garc ía-Ballesteros, Beatriz Villanueva, Jesús Fernández, Juan Pablo Gutiérrez and Isabel Cervantes Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Imputation accuracy to whole-genome sequence in Nellore cattle
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 imputation mechanisms to infer marker genotyp... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - March 12, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Gerardo A. Fernandes J únior, Roberto Carvalheiro, Henrique N. de Oliveira, Mehdi Sargolzaei, Roy Costilla, Ricardo V. Ventura, Larissa F. S. Fonseca, Haroldo H. R. Neves, Ben J. Hayes and Lucia G. de Albuquerque Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Enhancing backcross programs through increased recombination
Introgression of a quantitative trait locus (QTL) by successive backcrosses is used to improve elite lines (recurrent parent) by introducing alleles from exotic material (donor parent). In the absence of selec... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - March 9, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Elise Tourrette, Matthieu Falque and Olivier C. Martin Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Assessing the genetic background and genomic relatedness of red cattle populations originating from Northern Europe
Local cattle breeds need special attention, as they are valuable reservoirs of genetic diversity. Appropriate breeding decisions and adequate genomic management of numerically smaller populations are required ... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - March 6, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Christin Schmidtmann, Anna Sch önherz, Bernt Guldbrandtsen, Jovana Marjanovic, Mario Calus, Dirk Hinrichs and Georg Thaller Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Phenomes: the current frontier in animal breeding
Improvements in genomic technologies have outpaced the most optimistic predictions, allowing industry-scale application of genomic selection. However, only marginal gains in genetic prediction accuracy can now... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - March 5, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Miguel P érez-Enciso and Juan P. Steibel Tags: Opinion Source Type: research
