In many species, the offspring of related parents suffer reduced reproductive success, a
phenomenon known as inbreeding depression. In humans, the importance of this effect has …

Comparative maps between ruminant species and humans are increasingly important tools
for the discovery of genes underlying economically important traits. In this article we present …

The cost of ovine pneumonia and pleurisy to the New Zealand economy is high, with the
majority of loss through slower growth and reduced carcass value at slaughter. Farm …

Deer farming is a significant international industry. For genetic improvement, using genomic
tools, an ordered array of DNA variants and associated flanking sequence across the …

Residual feed intake (RFI) is a measure of efficiency that is time consuming, expensive, and
labor intensive to obtain, making it an ideal trait for marker-assisted selection. The objectives …

Pneumonia is an important issue for sheep production, leading to reduced growth rate and
a predisposition to pleurisy. The objective of this study was to identify loci associated with …

Gout is a chronic disease of monosodium urate crystal deposition in the setting of hyperuricemia
that typically presents with recurrent flares of acute inflammatory arthritis that occur due …

Advances in genomic sequencing programmes in livestock species such as cattle and sheep
have enabled the building and application of large SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) …

The genetics of early conception success and live-animal growth were studied in five herds
of red deer in New Zealand. Conception date (CD) was used as the criterion of success in …

This paper describes, from the perspective of a single DNA genotyping service, the uptake of
DNA tests by the New Zealand livestock industries. We describe a relatively rapid increase …