Fertility traits measured early in life define the reproductive potential of heifers. Knowledge
of genetics and biology can help devise genomic selection methods to improve heifer fertility. …

Context Studies have shown that favourable genetic correlations exist between female and
male fertility traits. However, investigations regarding these correlations in Australian tropical …

Increasing the functional life of a doe in order to keep the most productive females in the
herd as long as possible can result in a reduction of replacement costs because of the better …

Although the genetic correlations between complex traits have been estimated for more than
a century, only recently we have started to map and understand the precise localization of …

Parasite related problems are considered one of the major health problems for sheep breeding,
causing considerable economic losses to commercial husbandry. The aim of this study …

Background Host resilience (HR) to parasites can affect the performance of animals. Therefore,
the aim of this study was to present a detailed investigation of the genetic mechanisms of …

Genetic correlation is the outcome of linkage disequilibrium and/or pleiotropic genes. As such,
identifying which genes take part in the genetic control of genetically correlated traits can …

Parasitic infection is recognized worldwide as a limiting factor in the production of goats, and
various control methods are used to reduce economic losses, often without considering the …

The knowledge of genetic trends and trade-offs between growth and reproductive traits might
be useful to understand the evolution of these traits in livestock and natural populations of …

Both the measurement age of a longitudinal trait and the common pre‐sampling procedures
used in beef cattle herds may affect the identification of a functional candidate gene (FCG) …