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 …

Background The use of genomic selection in breeding programs may increase the rate of
genetic improvement, reduce the generation time, and provide higher accuracy of estimated …

Non-additive genetic variation is usually ignored when genome-wide markers are used to
study the genetic architecture and genomic prediction of complex traits in human, wild life, …

Stature is affected by many polymorphisms of small effect in humans 1 . In contrast, variation
in dogs, even within breeds, has been suggested to be largely due to variants in a small …

Background Size of the reference population and reliability of phenotypes are crucial factors
influencing the reliability of genomic predictions. It is therefore useful to combine closely …

Background Levels of inbreeding in cattle populations have increased in the past due to the
use of a limited number of bulls for artificial insemination. High levels of inbreeding lead to …

Background Recent developments in sequencing technology have facilitated widespread
investigations of genomic variants, including continuous stretches of homozygous genomic …

Background A single-step blending approach allows genomic prediction using information
of genotyped and non-genotyped animals simultaneously. However, the combined …

Many genome variants shaping mammalian phenotype are hypothesized to regulate gene
transcription and/or to be under selection. However, most of the evidence to support this …

Background A haplotype approach to genomic prediction using high density data in dairy
cattle as an alternative to single-marker methods is presented. With the assumption that …