Recent advances in molecular genetic techniques will make dense marker maps available
and genotyping many individuals for these markers feasible. Here we attempted to estimate …

A new technology called genomic selection is revolutionizing dairy cattle breeding. Genomic
selection refers to selection decisions based on genomic breeding values (GEBV). The …

Temperature and humidity levels above a certain threshold decrease milk production in
dairy cattle, and genetic variation is associated with the amount of lost production. To enable …

Genome-wide panels of SNPs have recently been used in domestic animal species to map
and identify genes for many traits and to select genetically desirable livestock. This has led to …

The world cropping area for wheat exceeds that of any other crop, and high grain yields in
intensive wheat cropping systems are essential for global food security. Breeding has raised …

The imprints of domestication and breed development on the genomes of livestock likely differ
from those of companion animals. A deep draft sequence assembly of shotgun reads from …

The 1000 bull genomes project supports the goal of accelerating the rates of genetic gain in
domestic cattle while at the same time considering animal health and welfare by providing …

The success of genome-wide association studies (GWASs) has led to increasing interest in
making predictions of complex trait phenotypes, including disease, from genotype data. …

Crop improvements can help us to meet the challenge of feeding a population of 10 billion,
but can we breed better varieties fast enough? Technologies such as genotyping, marker-…

Genomic selection ( GS ) is a powerful method for exploitation of DNA sequence polymorphisms
in breeding improvement, through the prediction of breeding values based on all …