Frequency of superoxide dismutase 1 c.118: G˃A mutation associated with canine degenerative myelopathy in German Shepherd dogs from Uruguay and Paraguay [PDF]
Veterinary WorldBackground and Aim: Canine degenerative myelopathy (DM) is an autosomal recessive inherited disease that affects different dog breeds. It has an invariably fatal outcome once the clinical symptoms begin.
Rody Artigas +10 more
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Expression and structural analysis of taste receptor genes in Iberian and Duroc pigs [PDF]
Genetics Selection EvolutionBackground Taste receptor genes are expressed in sensory cells located in the tongue and influence food preferences, voluntary feed intake, and other relevant traits.
Cristina Óvilo +9 more
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Genetic origins and climate-induced erosion in economically important Asian walnuts. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract The global climate is undergoing unprecedented changes, posing significant threats to species persistence. However, the spatiotemporal impacts on genetic diversity remain poorly understood, hindering species conservation and management. Walnuts, generally referred to as Juglans regia and J. sigillata, are economically vital in Asia, but little
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Multiple Trait Bayesian Analysis of Partitioned Genetic Trends Accounting for Uncertainty in Genetic Parameters. An Example With the Pirenaica and Rubia Gallega Beef Cattle Breeds. [PDF]
J Anim Breed GenetABSTRACT Genetic trends are a valuable tool for analysing the efficiency of breeding programs. They are calculated by averaging the predicted breeding values for all individuals born within a specific time period. Moreover, partitioned genetic trends allow dissecting the contributions of several selection paths to overall genetic progress. These trends
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Amplicon sequencing with Oxford nanopore technologies as a diagnostic alternative for small ruminant lentiviruses in sheep [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIn Europe, Maedi-Visna disease has high prevalence rates at the individual and flock levels, respectively, and is regarded as one of the most significant infectious disease in sheep.
Magdalena Serrano +7 more
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2023 Background Genotype-by-sequencing has been proposed as an alternative to SNP genotyping arrays in genomic selection to obtain a high density of markers along the genome.
Oscar González-Recio +5 more
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Animal, 2021 Low protein diets supplied during the growing period of pigs can diminish their growth rate and increase the intramuscular fat (IMF) content which affects the sensorial and technological characteristics of the products.
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The value of genomic relationship matrices to estimate levels of inbreeding
Genetics Selection Evolution, 2021 Background Genomic relationship matrices are used to obtain genomic inbreeding coefficients. However, there are several methodologies to compute these matrices and there is still an unresolved debate on which one provides the best estimate of inbreeding.
Beatriz Villanueva +7 more
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Genetic parameters for uniformity of harvest weight in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
Genetics Selection Evolution, 2021 Background Uniformity of body weight is a trait of great economic importance in the production of white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). A necessary condition to improve this trait through selective breeding is the existence of genetic variability for the ...
Silvia García-Ballesteros +4 more
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Optimum mating designs for exploiting dominance in genomic selection schemes for aquaculture species
Genetics Selection Evolution, 2021 Background In commercial fish, dominance effects could be exploited by predicting production abilities of the offspring that would be generated by different mating pairs and choosing those pairs that maximise the average offspring phenotype. Consequently,
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