Background The history of African indigenous cattle and their adaptation to environmental
and human selection pressure is at the root of their remarkable diversity. Characterization of …

Background In this study, we assessed the accuracy of genomic prediction for carcass
weight (CWT), marbling score (MS), eye muscle area (EMA) and back fat thickness (BFT) in …

Simple Summary Due to the extensive marbling of its beef, Hanwoo (Korean native cattle)
has continuously gained popularity and has become a mainstay in South Korea’s animal …

Cattle pastoralism plays a central role in human livelihood in Africa. However, the genetic
history of its success remains unknown. Here, through whole-genome sequence analysis of …

This genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted to identify major loci that are
significantly associated with carcass weight, and their effects, in order to provide increased …

Over the last 30 years, Hanwoo has been selectively bred to improve economically important
traits. Hanwoo is currently the representative Korean native beef cattle breed, and it is …

Non-synonymous SNPs and protein coding SNPs within the promoter region of genes (regulatory
SNPs) might have a significant effect on carcass traits. Imputed sequence level data of …

Background Hanwoo (Korean cattle), which originated from natural crossbreeding between
taurine and zebu cattle, migrated to the Korean peninsula through North China. Hanwoo …

Pigs have been one of the most important sources of meat for humans, and their productivity
has been substantially improved by recent strong selection. Here, we present whole-…

Quantitative traits are usually controlled by numerous genomic variants with small individual
effects, and variances associated with those traits are explained in a continuous manner. …