An improved transmissibility model to detect transgenerational transmitted environmental effects
Evolutionary studies have reported that non-genetic information can be inherited across generations (epigenetic marks, microbiota, cultural inheritance). Non-genetic information is considered to be a key eleme... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - September 21, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Ingrid David and Anne Ricard Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Genetic parameters for automatically-measured vaginal temperature, respiration efficiency, and other thermotolerance indicators measured on lactating sows under heat stress conditions
Genetic selection based on direct indicators of heat stress could capture additional mechanisms that are involved in heat stress response and enable more accurate selection for more heat-tolerant individuals. ... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - September 20, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Pedro H. F. Freitas, Jay S. Johnson, Hui Wen, Jacob M. Maskal, Francesco Tiezzi, Christian Maltecca, Yijian Huang, Ashley E. DeDecker, Allan P. Schinckel and Luiz F. Brito Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Genetic analysis of geometric morphometric 3D visuals of French jumping horses
For centuries, morphology has been the most commonly selected trait in horses. A 3D video recording enabled us to obtain the coordinates of 43 anatomical landmarks of 2089 jumping horses. Generalized Procruste... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - September 18, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Anne Ricard, Nathalie Crevier-Denoix, Philippe Pourcelot, Harmony Crichan, Margot Sabbagh, Bernard Dumont-Saint-Priest and Sophie Danvy Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Potential selection for lipid kinase activity and spermatogenesis in Henan native pig breeds and growth shaping by introgression of European genes
China has one third of the worldwide indigenous pig breeds. The Henan province is one of the earliest pig domestication centers of China (about 8000 years ago). However, the precise genetic characteristics of ... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - September 18, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Ruimin Qiao, Xinjian Li, Ole Madsen, Martien A. M. Groenen, Pan Xu, Kejun Wang, Xuelei Han, Gaiying Li, Xiuling Li and Kui Li Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Analysis of polygenic selection in purebred and crossbred pig genomes using generation proxy selection mapping
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... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - September 14, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Caleb J. Grohmann, Caleb M. Shull, Tamar E. Crum, Clint Schwab, Timothy J. Safranski and Jared E. Decker Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Metabolomic-genomic prediction can improve prediction accuracy of breeding values for malting quality traits in barley
Metabolomics measures an intermediate stage between genotype and phenotype, and may therefore be useful for breeding. Our objectives were to investigate genetic parameters and accuracies of predicted breeding ... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - September 5, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Xiangyu Guo, Pernille Sarup, Ahmed Jahoor, Just Jensen and Ole F. Christensen Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Genetic characterisation of the Connemara pony and the Warmblood horse using a within-breed clustering approach
The Connemara pony (CP) is an Irish breed that has experienced varied selection by breeders over the last fifty years, with objectives ranging from the traditional hardy pony to an agile athlete. We compared t... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - August 17, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Victoria Lindsay-McGee, Enrique Sanchez-Molano, Georgios Banos, Emily L. Clark, Richard J. Piercy and Androniki Psifidi Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Potential of low-density genotype imputation for cost-efficient genomic selection for resistance to Flavobacterium columnare in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Flavobacterium columnare is the pathogen agent of columnaris disease, a major emerging disease that affects rainbow trout aquaculture. Selective breeding using genomic selection has potential to achieve cumulativ... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - August 14, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Cl émence Fraslin, Diego Robledo, Antti Kause and Ross D. Houston Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Using residual regressions to quantify and map signal leakage in genomic prediction
Most genomic prediction applications in animal breeding use genotypes with tens of thousands of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). However, modern sequencing technologies and imputation algorithms can gen... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - August 7, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Bruno D. Valente, Gustavo de los Campos, Alexander Grueneberg, Ching-Yi Chen, Roger Ros-Freixedes and William O. Herring Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Estimation and consequences of direct-maternal genetic and environmental covariances in models for genetic evaluation in broilers
Maternal effects influence juvenile traits such as body weight and early growth in broilers. Ignoring significant maternal effects leads to reduced accuracy and inflated predicted breeding values. Including ge... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - August 7, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: H élène Romé, Thinh T. Chu, Danye Marois, Chyong-Huoy Huang, Per Madsen and Just Jensen Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
deepGBLUP: joint deep learning networks and GBLUP framework for accurate genomic prediction of complex traits in Korean native cattle
Genomic prediction has become widespread as a valuable tool to estimate genetic merit in animal and plant breeding. Here we develop a novel genomic prediction algorithm, called deepGBLUP, which integrates deep... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - July 31, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Hyo-Jun Lee, Jun Heon Lee, Cedric Gondro, Yeong Jun Koh and Seung Hwan Lee Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Using pre-selected variants from large-scale whole-genome sequence data for single-step genomic predictions in pigs
The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of using... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - July 26, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Sungbong Jang, Roger Ros-Freixedes, John M. Hickey, Ching-Yi Chen, Justin Holl, William O. Herring, Ignacy Misztal and Daniela Lourenco Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Combining host and rumen metagenome profiling for selection in sheep: prediction of methane, feed efficiency, production, and health traits
Rumen microbes break down complex dietary carbohydrates into energy sources for the host and are increasingly shown to be a key aspect of animal performance. Host genotypes can be combined with microbial DNA s... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - July 25, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Melanie K. Hess, Larissa Zetouni, Andrew S. Hess, Juliana Budel, Ken G. Dodds, Hannah M. Henry, Rudiger Brauning, Alan F. McCulloch, Sharon M. Hickey, Patricia L. Johnson, Sara Elmes, Janine Wing, Brooke Bryson, Kevin Knowler, Dianne Hyndman, Hayley Baird Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Selection for social genetic effects in purebred pigs improves behaviour and handling of their crossbred progeny
In commercial pig production, reduction of harmful social behavioural traits, such as ear manipulation and tail biting, is of major interest. Moreover, farmers prefer animals that are easy to handle. The aim o... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - July 25, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Bjarne Nielsen, Lizette Vestergaard Horndrup, Simon P. Turner, Ole Fredslund Christensen, Hanne Marie Nielsen and Birgitte Ask Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
The WUR0000125 PRRS resilience SNP had no apparent effect on pigs ’ infectivity and susceptibility in a novel transmission trial
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) remains one of the most important infectious diseases for the pig industry. A novel small-scale transmission experiment was designed to assess whether the W... (Source: Genetics Selection Evolution)
Source: Genetics Selection Evolution - July 24, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Margo Chase-Topping, Graham Plastow, Jack Dekkers, Yanhua Li, Ying Fang, Volker Gerdts, Jill Van Kessel, John Harding, Tanja Opriessnig and Andrea Doeschl-Wilson Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
