Genetic characteristics of Korean Jeju Black cattle with high density single nucleotide polymorphisms [PDF]
Animal Bioscience, 2021 Objective Conservation and genetic improvement of cattle breeds require information about genetic diversity and population structure of the cattle. In this study, we investigated the genetic diversity and population structure of the three cattle breeds ...
M. Zahangir Alam +8 more
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Short-term grazing behavior of cattle under indoor housing for a new-bred tetraploid ruzigrass ( Germain et Everard) [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2018 Objective The preference evaluation of cattle is an important factor for estimation and improvement of the grazing amounts of newly introduced or bred grasses or cultivars in barn.
Genki Ishigaki +6 more
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Research of postpartum endometritis in Japanese Black cattle with cystic ovarian disease by vaginal mucus test and endometrial cytology [PDF]
Archives Animal Breeding, 2020 The relationship between endometritis and cystic ovarian disease (COD) is still unclear in Japanese Black cattle. Endometritis is classified into clinical endometritis (CE) and subclinical endometritis (SE). The objective of this study was to clarify the
N. Yamamoto +8 more
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Effects of parity and season on pregnancy rates after the transfer of embryos to repeat-breeder Japanese Black beef cattle [PDF]
Archives Animal Breeding, 2016 Repeat-breeder (RB) cows are a major source of economic waste due to their decreased fertility. Embryo transfer (ET) is an alternative tool to improve the fertility of RB cows.
T. Ono +7 more
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Association between temperament and polymorphisms of CRH and leptin in Japanese Black Cattle
Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2020 Objective: The behavioral trait is one of the important concerns when handling livestock. The objectives of the present study were investigated the possible role of these genes on behavioral traits in Japanese Black cattle (Bos taurus).
Sarengaowa Aierqing +2 more
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The Japanese Wagyu beef industry: current situation and future prospects — A review [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2018 In Japan, Wagyu cattle include four Japanese breeds; Black, Brown, Shorthorn, and Polled. Today, the renowned brand name Wagyu includes not only cattle produced in Japan, but also cattle produced in countries such as Australia and the United States.
Takafumi Gotoh +3 more
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BMC Research Notes, 2010 Background Marbling, defined by the amount and the distribution of intramuscular fat and measured as beef marbling score (BMS), is an economically important trait of beef cattle in Japan.
Yamada Takahisa +6 more
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Mitigation of sterigmatocystin exposure in cattle by difructose anhydride III feed supplementation and detection of urinary sterigmatocystin and serum amyloid A concentrations [PDF]
Archives Animal Breeding, 2021 We evaluated the effects of supplementing cattle feed with difructose anhydride III (DFA III) by measuring urinary sterigmatocystin (STC) concentrations using 20 Japanese Black cattle aged 9–10 months from one herd.
N. Sasazaki +13 more
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Retrovirology, 2017 Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is the causative agent of enzootic bovine leukosis, a malignant B cell lymphoma that has spread worldwide and causes serious problems for the cattle industry.
Shin-nosuke Takeshima +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Intensive use of a few elite sires has increased the risk of the manifestation of deleterious recessive traits in cattle. Substantial genotyping data gathered using single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays have identified the haplotypes with ...
Shinji Sasaki +21 more
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