abstract：:Economically important reproduction traits in sheep, such as number of lambs weaned and litter size, are expressed only in females and later in life after most selection decisions are made, which makes them ideal candidates for genomic selection. Accurate genomic predictions would lead to greater genetic gain for thes...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Bolormaa S,Brown DJ,Swan AA,van der Werf JHJ,Hayes BJ,Daetwyler HD

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review presents a broader approach to the implementation and study of runs of homozygosity (ROH) in animal populations, focusing on identifying and characterizing ROH and their practical implications. ROH are continuous homozygous segments that are common in individuals and populations. The ability of these homoz...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Peripolli E,Munari DP,Silva MVGB,Lima ALF,Irgang R,Baldi F

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the allele frequency of the glycogen synthase 1 (GYS1) mutation associated with polysaccharide storage myopathy type 1 in the Austrian Noriker horse. Furthermore, we examined the influence of population substructures on the allele distribution. The study was based upon a comprehe...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Druml T,Grilz-Seger G,Neuditschko M,Brem G

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fat-tailed sheep have commercial value because consumers prefer high-protein and low-fat food and producers care about feed conversion rate. However, fat-tailed sheep still have some scientific significance, as the fat tail is commonly regarded as a characteristic of environmental adaptability. Finding the candidate g...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Yuan Z,Liu E,Liu Z,Kijas JW,Zhu C,Hu S,Ma X,Zhang L,Du L,Wang H,Wei C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protected designation of origin dry-cured hams are the most important productions of the Italian heavy pig industry. Hams capable of minimal seasoning losses produce better quality dry-cured hams. Ham weight loss during the first 7 days in brine (first salting) is highly correlated with the total loss of weight up to ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Fontanesi L,Schiavo G,Gallo M,Baiocco C,Galimberti G,Bovo S,Russo V,Buttazzoni L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taste perception in animals affects feed intake and may influence production traits. In particular, bitter is sensed by receptors encoded by the family of TAS2R genes. In this research, using a DNA pool-seq approach coupled with next generation semiconductor based target resequencing, we analysed nine porcine TAS2R ge...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Ribani A,Bertolini F,Schiavo G,Scotti E,Utzeri VJ,Dall'Olio S,Trevisi P,Bosi P,Fontanesi L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copy number variation (CNV), an essential form of genetic variation, has been increasingly recognized as one promising genetic marker in the analysis of animal genomes. Here, we used the Equine 70K single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping array for the genome-wide detection of CNVs in 96 horses from three diverse Chi...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Kader A,Liu X,Dong K,Song S,Pan J,Yang M,Chen X,He X,Jiang L,Ma Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pioneering study showed that the glycosphingolipid biosynthesis-globo series pathway genes (FUT1, FUT2, ST3GAL1, HEXA, HEXB, B3GALNT1 and NAGA) may play an important regulatory role in resistance to Escherichia coli F18 in piglets. Therefore, we analysed differential gene expression in 11 tissues of two populations ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Dong WH,Dai CH,Sun L,Wang J,Sun SY,Zhu GQ,Wu SL,Bao WB

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stearoyl-CoA desaturase (delta-9-desaturase) gene encodes a key enzyme in the cellular biosynthesis of monounsaturated fatty acids. In our initial genome-wide association study (GWAS) of Chinese Holstein cows, 19 SNPs fell in a 1.8-Mb region (20.3-22.1 Mb) on chromosome 26 underlying the SCD gene and were highly s...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Li C,Sun D,Zhang S,Liu L,Alim MA,Zhang Q

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) in Africa remains largely unknown. After being first introduced from the Near East, sheep gradually spread through the African continent with pastoral societies. The eastern part of Africa was important either for the first diffusion of sheep southward or for putative seconda...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Resende A,Gonçalves J,Muigai AW,Pereira F

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drip loss, one of the most important meat quality traits, is characterized by low heritability. To date, the genetic factors affecting the drip loss trait have not been clearly elucidated. The objective of this study was to identify critical candidate genes affecting drip loss. First, we generated a Pietrain × Duroc ×...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Li B,Liu K,Weng Q,Li P,Wei W,Li Q,Chen J,Huang R,Wu W,Liu H

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Africa is host to diverse and locally adapted cattle breeds that are expected to survive the harsh and extreme tropical environments associated with diseases and parasite infections, heat stress and episodes of feed and water scarcity. Genomic copy number variations (CNVs) are considered to be primary role players in ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Wang MD,Dzama K,Rees DJ,Muchadeyi FC

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the recent development of whole-exome sequencing enrichment designs for the dog, a novel tool for disease-association studies became available. The aim of disease-association studies is to identify one or a very limited number of putative causal variants or genes from the large pool of genetic variation. To maxim...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Broeckx BJ,Coopman F,Verhoeven GE,De Keulenaer S,De Meester E,Bavegems V,Smets P,Van Ryssen B,Van Nieuwerburgh F,Deforce D

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated at the genome-wide level if 20 years of artificial directional selection based on boar genetic evaluation obtained with a classical BLUP animal model shaped the genome of the Italian Large White pig breed. The most influential boars of this breed (n = 192), born from 1992 (the beginning ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Schiavo G,Galimberti G,Calò DG,Samorè AB,Bertolini F,Russo V,Gallo M,Buttazzoni L,Fontanesi L

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol deficiency, a new autosomal recessive inherited genetic defect in Holstein cattle, has been recently reported to have an influence on the rearing success of calves. The affected animals show unresponsive diarrhea accompanied by hypocholesterolemia and usually die within the first weeks or months of life. H...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Menzi F,Besuchet-Schmutz N,Fragnière M,Hofstetter S,Jagannathan V,Mock T,Raemy A,Studer E,Mehinagic K,Regenscheit N,Meylan M,Schmitz-Hsu F,Drögemüller C

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important aim in animal breeding is the improvement of growth and meat quality traits. Previous studies have demonstrated that genetic variants in the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene have a relatively large effect on human obesity as well as on body composition in rodents and, more recently, in livestock...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Jevsinek Skok D,Kunej T,Kovac M,Malovrh S,Potocnik K,Petric N,Zgur S,Dovc P,Horvat S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel gene that was predicted to encode a long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) transcript was identified in a previous study that aimed to detect candidate genes related to growth rate differences between Chinese local breed Gushi chickens and Anka broilers. To characterise the biological function of the lncRNA, we cloned an...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Mei X,Kang X,Liu X,Jia L,Li H,Li Z,Jiang R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A feral donkey population (Equus asinus), living in the Asinara National Park (an island north-west of Sardinia, Italy), includes a unique white albino donkey subpopulation or colour morph that is a major attraction of this park. Disrupting mutations in the tyrosinase (TYR) gene are known to cause recessive albinisms ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Utzeri VJ,Bertolini F,Ribani A,Schiavo G,Dall'Olio S,Fontanesi L

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local breeds of livestock are of conservation significance as components of global biodiversity and as reservoirs of genetic variation relevant to the future sustainability of agriculture. One such rare historic breed, the Chillingham cattle of northern England, has a 350-year history of isolation and inbreeding yet s...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Williams JL,Hall SJ,Del Corvo M,Ballingall KT,Colli L,Ajmone Marsan P,Biscarini F

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic selection is becoming a standard tool in livestock breeding programs, particularly for traits that are hard to measure. Accuracy of genomic selection can be improved by increasing the quantity and quality of data and potentially by improving analytical methods. Adding genotypes and phenotypes from additional b...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Farah MM,Swan AA,Fortes MR,Fonseca R,Moore SS,Kelly MJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A candidate gene analysis of the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) gene was used in an attempt to identify the genetic basis for a white-spotted coat color phenotype in the Asian swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis carabanensis). Ninety-three buffaloes-32 solid, 38 spotted and 23 white individuals-were ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Yusnizar Y,Wilbe M,Herlino AO,Sumantri C,Noor RR,Boediono A,Andersson L,Andersson G

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ligneous membranitis (LM) is a rare chronic inflammatory condition of the mucous membranes associated with plasminogen (encoded by PLG) deficiency in affected humans and dogs. In human, the condition is genetic in nature with numerous mutations and polymorphisms in PLG identified in affected individuals and related fa...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Ainsworth S,Carter S,Fisher C,Dawson J,Makrides L,Nuttall T,Mason SL

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The silkworm, Bombyx mori, is an economically important insect that was domesticated more than 5000 years ago. Its major economic traits focused on by breeders are quantitative traits, and an accurate and efficient QTL mapping method is necessary to explore their genetic architecture. However, current widely used QTL ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Li C,Zuo W,Tong X,Hu H,Qiao L,Song J,Xiong G,Gao R,Dai F,Lu C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genotype imputation facilitates the identification of missing genotypes on a high-density array using low-density arrays and has great potential for reducing genotyping costs for cattle populations. However, the imputation quality varies across breeds, which have different effective population sizes. Therefore, the ac...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Uemoto Y,Sasaki S,Sugimoto Y,Watanabe T

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The myxovirus resistance (Mx) proteins belong to the dynamin superfamily and are important for innate host defence against RNA viruses. In this study, we demonstrate that positive elements are present in the two promoter regions of -2713 to -2565 and -688 to -431 in the porcine MX1 gene. Sequencing and alignment of th...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Li Y,Liang S,Liu H,Sun Y,Kang L,Jiang Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we have characterized the mitochondrial diversity of 81 swine from Uganda. Median-joining network analysis of D-loop sequences from these individuals and others characterized in previous studies allowed us to determine that Ugandan pigs cluster with populations from the West (Europe/North Africa), Far E...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Noce A,Amills M,Manunza A,Muwanika V,Muhangi D,Aliro T,Mayega J,Ademun R,Sànchez A,Egbhalsaied S,Mercadé A,Masembe C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction of triploidization in fish is a very common practice in aquaculture. Although triploidization has been applied successfully in many salmonid species, little is known about the epigenetic mechanisms implicated in the maintenance of the normal functions of the new polyploid genome. By means of methylation-...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Covelo-Soto L,Leunda PM,Pérez-Figueroa A,Morán P

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are two categories of immune responses - innate and adaptive immunity - both having polygenic backgrounds and a significant environmental component. In our study, adaptive immunity was represented by the specific antibody response toward keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH); innate immunity was represented by natural...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Siwek M,Slawinska A,Rydzanicz M,Wesoly J,Fraszczak M,Suchocki T,Skiba J,Skiba K,Szyda J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal fat content is an economically important trait in commercially bred chickens. Although many quantitative trait loci (QTL) related to fat deposition have been detected, the resolution for these regions is low and functional variants are still unknown. The current study was conducted aiming at increasing resol...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Moreira GC,Godoy TF,Boschiero C,Gheyas A,Gasparin G,Andrade SC,Paduan M,Montenegro H,Burt DW,Ledur MC,Coutinho LL

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern commercial chickens have been bred for one of two specific purposes: meat production (broilers) or egg production (layers). This has led to large phenotypic changes, so that the genomic signatures of selection may be detectable using statistical techniques. Genetic differentiation between nine distinct broiler ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Stainton JJ,Haley CS,Charlesworth B,Kranis A,Watson K,Wiener P

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Donkey domestication drastically changed ancient transport systems in Africa and Asia, enabling overland circulation of people and goods and influencing the organization of early cities and pastoral societies. Genetic studies based on mtDNA have pointed to the African wild ass as the most probable ancestor of the dome...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Rosenbom S,Costa V,Al-Araimi N,Kefena E,Abdel-Moneim AS,Abdalla MA,Bakhiet A,Beja-Pereira A

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Performance data for 164,046 Thoroughbreds entered in a race or official barrier trial in Australia were provided by Racing Information Services Australia. Analyses estimating the heritability for a range of racing performance traits using a single-trait animal model were performed using ASREML-R. Log of cumulative ea...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Velie BD,Hamilton NA,Wade CM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive selection not only increases beneficial allele frequency but also causes augmentation of allele frequencies of sequence variants in close proximity. Signals for positive selection were detected by the statistical differences in subsequent allele frequencies. To identify selection signatures in Korean cattle, ...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Ryu J,Lee C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis is determined mainly by Drosha, Dicer and Argonaute2 (Ago2). Different breeds of pigs with vast differences in serum cortisol level demonstrate distinct profiles of hepatic miRNA expression. As yet, little is known about whether glucocorticoid contributes to the breed differences in miRNA b...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Li R,Jia Y,Zou H,Zhao R

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supernumerary teats represent a common abnormality of the bovine udder. A genome-wide association study was performed based on the proportion of the occurrence of supernumerary teats in the daughters of 1097 Holstein bulls. The heritability of caudal supernumerary teats without mammary gland in this study was 0.604. T...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Joerg H,Meili C,Ruprecht O,Bangerter E,Burren A,Bigler A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD) between genetic loci has implications for both association studies and the accuracy of genomic prediction. To characterise the persistence of LD in diverse sheep breeds, two SNP genotyping platforms were used. First, existing SNP genotypes from 63 breeds obtained using the ovi...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Kijas JW,Porto-Neto L,Dominik S,Reverter A,Bunch R,McCulloch R,Hayes BJ,Brauning R,McEwan J,International Sheep Genomics Consortium.

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the genetic basis of variation in traits related to growth and fillet quality in Atlantic salmon is of importance to the aquaculture industry. Several growth-related QTL have been identified via the application of genetic markers. The IGF1 gene is considered a highly conserved and crucial growth-regulati...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Tsai HY,Hamilton A,Guy DR,Houston RD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the origin and genetic diversity of Italian horses, mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequences were generated for 163 horses from seven breeds. Sequence analysis of a 480-bp segment revealed a total of 84 haplotypes with 57 polymorphic sites, indicating multiple maternal origins and high genetic diversity. Compa...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Bigi D,Perrotta G,Zambonelli P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colostrum intake is critical to a piglet's survival and can be measured by precipitating out the γ-immunoglobulins from serum with ammonium sulfate (immunocrit). Genetic analysis of immunocrits on 5312 piglets indicated that the heritabilities (se) for direct and maternal effects were 0.13 (0.06) and 0.53 (0.08) respe...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Rohrer GA,Rempel LA,Miles JR,Keele JW,Wiedmann RT,Vallet JL

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:KIT mutations have been detected in different cancer subtypes, including melanoma. The gene also has been extensively studied in farm animals for its prominent role in coat color. The present work aimed at detecting KIT variants in a porcine model of cutaneous melanoma, the melanoblastoma-bearing Libechov Minipig (MeL...

journal_title：Animal genetics

authors： Fernández-Rodríguez A,Estellé J,Blin A,Muñoz M,Créchet F,Demenais F,Vincent-Naulleau S,Bourneuf E

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00