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  1. Lameness in dairy cattle is primarily caused by foot lesions including the claw horn lesions (CHL) of sole haemorrhage (SH), sole ulcers (SU), and white line disease (WL). This study investigated the genetic a...

    Authors: Bingjie Li, Matthew Barden, Vanessa Kapsona, Enrique Sánchez-Molano, Alkiviadis Anagnostopoulos, Bethany Eloise Griffiths, Cherril Bedford, Xiaoxia Dai, Mike Coffey, Androniki Psifidi, Georgios Oikonomou and Georgios Banos
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:16
  2. Gut metabolites are key actors in host-microbiota crosstalk with effect on health. The study of the gut metabolome is an emerging topic in livestock, which can help understand its effect on key traits such as ...

    Authors: Cristina Casto-Rebollo, María José Argente, María Luz García, Agustín Blasco and Noelia Ibáñez-Escriche
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:15
  3. In broiler breeding, genotype-by-environment interaction is known to result in a genetic correlation between body weight measured in bio-secure and commercial environments that is substantially less than 1. Th...

    Authors: Charlie A. de Hollander, Vivian P. Breen, John Henshall, Fernando B. Lopes and Mario PL. Calus
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:14
  4. Numerous genomic scans for positive selection have been performed in livestock species within the last decade, but often a detailed characterization of the detected regions (gene or trait under selection, timi...

    Authors: Simon Boitard, Laurence Liaubet, Cyriel Paris, Katia Fève, Patrice Dehais, Alban Bouquet, Juliette Riquet and Marie-José Mercat
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:13
  5. Show jumping is one of the most popular disciplines in the horse sector, which makes success in show jumping competitions an important breeding goal for many studbooks. Therefore, the genetic evaluation of sho...

    Authors: Léa Chapard, Anna Van Thillo, Roel Meyermans, Wim Gorssen, Nadine Buys and Steven Janssens
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:12
  6. In aquaculture, the proportion of edible meat (FY = fillet yield) is of major economic importance, and breeding animals of superior genetic merit for this trait can improve efficiency and profitability. Achiev...

    Authors: Andre Garcia, Shogo Tsuruta, Guangtu Gao, Yniv Palti, Daniela Lourenco and Tim Leeds
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:11
  7. Studies have demonstrated that structural variants (SV) play a substantial role in the evolution of species and have an impact on Mendelian traits in the genome. However, unlike small variants (< 50 bp), it ha...

    Authors: Tuan V. Nguyen, Christy J. Vander Jagt, Jianghui Wang, Hans D. Daetwyler, Ruidong Xiang, Michael E. Goddard, Loan T. Nguyen, Elizabeth M. Ross, Ben J. Hayes, Amanda J. Chamberlain and Iona M. MacLeod
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:9

    The Correction to this article has been published in Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:25

  8. Floor eggs, which are defined as eggs that hens lay off-nest, are a major issue in cage-free layer poultry systems. They create additional work for farmers because they must be collected by hand. They are also...

    Authors: Lorry Bécot, Nicolas Bédère, Jenna Coton, Thierry Burlot and Pascale Le Roy
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:8
  9. Reliabilities of best linear unbiased predictions (BLUP) of breeding values are defined as the squared correlation between true and estimated breeding values and are helpful in assessing risk and genetic gain....

    Authors: Matias Bermann, Ignacio Aguilar, Daniela Lourenco, Ignacy Misztal and Andres Legarra
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:6
  10. In poultry, the population structure of local breeds is usually complex mainly due to unrecorded breeding. Local chicken breeds offer an interesting proxy to understand the complexity of population structure i...

    Authors: Zhou Wu, Mirte Bosse, Christina M. Rochus, Martien A. M. Groenen and Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:5
  11. Heat stress negatively influences cattle welfare, health and productivity. To cope with the forecasted increases in temperature and heat waves frequency, identifying high-producing animals that are tolerant to...

    Authors: Aurélie Vinet, Sophie Mattalia, Roxane Vallée, Christine Bertrand, Beatriz C. D. Cuyabano and Didier Boichard
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:4
  12. Longitudinal records of temperament can be used for assessing behavioral plasticity, such as aptness to learn, memorize, or change behavioral responses based on affective state. In this study, we evaluated the...

    Authors: Amanda B. Alvarenga, Hinayah R. Oliveira, Simon P. Turner, Andre Garcia, Kelli J. Retallick, Stephen P. Miller and Luiz F. Brito
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:3
  13. In this study, computationally efficient methods to approximate the reliabilities of genomic estimated breeding values (GEBV) in a single-step genomic prediction model including a residual polygenic (RPG) effe...

    Authors: Hongding Gao, Andrei A. Kudinov, Matti Taskinen, Timo J. Pitkänen, Martin H. Lidauer, Esa A. Mäntysaari and Ismo Strandén
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:1
  14. The availability of genome-wide marker data allows estimation of inbreeding coefficients (F, the probability of identity-by-descent, IBD) and, in turn, estimation of the rate of inbreeding depression (ΔID). We in...

    Authors: Armando Caballero, Almudena Fernández, Beatriz Villanueva and Miguel A. Toro
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:82
  15. The effect of the cecal microbiome on growth of rabbits that were fed under different regimes has been studied previously. However, the term “effect” carries a causal meaning that can be confounded because of ...

    Authors: Mónica Mora, María Velasco-Galilea, Juan Pablo Sánchez, Yuliaxis Ramayo-Caldas and Miriam Piles
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:81
  16. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) help identify polymorphic sites or genes linked to phenotypic variance, but a few identified genes and/or single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are unlikely to explain a...

    Authors: Krzysztof Kotlarz, Barbara Kosinska-Selbi, Zexi Cai, Goutam Sahana and Joanna Szyda
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:80
  17. Colostral concentration of immunoglobulins (Ig) is crucial for the passive transfer of antibodies from the cow to the new-born calf. Direct determination of Ig by the gold standard radial immunodiffusion metho...

    Authors: Angela Costa, Giulio Visentin, Arianna Goi, Massimo De Marchi and Mauro Penasa
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:79
  18. Selection schemes distort inference when estimating differences between treatments or genetic associations between traits, and may degrade prediction of outcomes, e.g., the expected performance of the progeny ...

    Authors: Daniel Gianola, Rohan L. Fernando and Chris C. Schön
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:78
  19. Milk yield and fine composition in sheep depend on the volatile and long-chain fatty acids, microbial proteins, vitamins produced through feedstuff digestion by the rumen microbiota. In cattle, the host genome...

    Authors: Guillermo Martinez Boggio, Annabelle Meynadier, Albert Johannes Buitenhuis and Christel Marie-Etancelin
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:77
  20. By entering the era of mega-scale genomics, we are facing many computational issues with standard genomic evaluation models due to their dense data structure and cubic computational complexity. Several scalabl...

    Authors: Ivan Pocrnic, Finn Lindgren, Daniel Tolhurst, William O. Herring and Gregor Gorjanc
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:76
  21. Rabbit wool traits are important in fiber production and for model organism research on hair growth, but their genetic architecture remains obscure. In this study, we focused on wool characteristics in Angora ...

    Authors: Dan Wang, Kerui Xie, Yanyan Wang, Jiaqing Hu, Wenqiang Li, Aiguo Yang, Qin Zhang, Chao Ning and Xinzhong Fan
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:75
  22. Recent research shows that genetic selection has high potential to reduce the prevalence of infectious diseases in livestock. However, like all interventions that target infectious diseases, genetic selection ...

    Authors: Andries D. Hulst, Piter Bijma and Mart C. M. De Jong
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:73
  23. Single-step genomic best linear unbiased prediction (GBLUP) involves a joint analysis of individuals with genotype information, and their ancestors, descendants, or contemporaries, without recorded genotypes. ...

    Authors: Dorian J. Garrick and Rohan L. Fernando
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:72
  24. The palate is a structure separating the oral and nasal cavities and its integrity is essential for feeding and breathing. The total or partial opening of the palate is called a cleft palate and is a common ma...

    Authors: Anne Vaiman, Sébastien Fritz, Christian Beauvallet, Mekki Boussaha, Cécile Grohs, Nathalie Daniel-Carlier, Anne Relun, Didier Boichard, Jean-Luc Vilotte and Amandine Duchesne
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:71
  25. Red dairy cattle breeds have an important role in the European dairy sector because of their functional characteristics and good health. Extensive pedigree information is available for these breeds and provide...

    Authors: Sofia Nyman, Anna M. Johansson, Valentina Palucci, Anna A. Schönherz, Bernt Guldbrandtsen, Dirk Hinrichs and Dirk-Jan de Koning
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:70
  26. At the beginning of genomic selection, some Chinese companies genotyped pigs with different single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays. The obtained genomic data are then combined and to do this, several impu...

    Authors: Quanshun Mei, Zulma G. Vitezica, Jielin Li, Shuhong Zhao, Andres Legarra and Tao Xiang
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:69
  27. A sufficient IgG content in the colostrum is essential for the newborn calf, as it provides passive immunity which substantially affects the probability of survival during rearing. Failure of passive transfer ...

    Authors: Juan Cordero-Solorzano, Dirk-Jan de Koning, Madeleine Tråvén, Therese de Haan, Mathilde Jouffroy, Andrea Larsson, Aline Myrthe, Joop A. J. Arts, Henk K. Parmentier, Henk Bovenhuis and Jonas Johansson Wensman
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:68
  28. Bovine paratuberculosis, or Johne’s disease (JD), is a contagious and incurable disease caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). It has adverse effects on animal welfare and is very difficult ...

    Authors: Marie-Pierre Sanchez, Thierry Tribout, Sébastien Fritz, Raphaël Guatteo, Christine Fourichon, Laurent Schibler, Arnaud Delafosse and Didier Boichard
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:67
  29. Although single-step GBLUP (ssGBLUP) is an animal model, SNP effects can be backsolved from genomic estimated breeding values (GEBV). Predicted SNP effects allow to compute indirect prediction (IP) per individ...

    Authors: Andre Garcia, Ignacio Aguilar, Andres Legarra, Shogo Tsuruta, Ignacy Misztal and Daniela Lourenco
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:66

    The Correction to this article has been published in Genetics Selection Evolution 2023 55:26

  30. Early simulations indicated that whole-genome sequence data (WGS) could improve the accuracy of genomic predictions within and across breeds. However, empirical results have been ambiguous so far. Large datase...

    Authors: Roger Ros-Freixedes, Martin Johnsson, Andrew Whalen, Ching-Yi Chen, Bruno D. Valente, William O. Herring, Gregor Gorjanc and John M. Hickey
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:65
  31. The covariance matrix of breeding values is at the heart of prediction methods. Prediction of breeding values can be formulated using either an “observed” or a theoretical covariance matrix, and a major argume...

    Authors: Rodolfo J. C. Cantet, Belcy K. Angarita-Barajas, Natalia S. Forneris and Sebastián Munilla
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:64
  32. Genetic improvement is one of the major means to enhance the productivity of livestock, and well-designed animal genetic improvement schemes are necessary to achieve genetic gains. The objective of the current...

    Authors: Kiflay Welday Haileselassie, Solomon Abgaz Kebede, Mengistu Ugre Letta and Solomon Gizaw GebreMichael
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:63
  33. The genetic mechanisms that underlie phenotypic differentiation in breeding animals have important implications in evolutionary biology and agriculture. However, the contribution of cis-regulatory variants to ...

    Authors: Yuwen Liu, Yang Fu, Yalan Yang, Guoqiang Yi, Jinmin Lian, Bingkun Xie, Yilong Yao, Muya Chen, Yongchao Niu, Lei Liu, Liyuan Wang, Yongsheng Zhang, Xinhao Fan, Yijie Tang, Pengxiang Yuan, Min Zhu…
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:62
  34. After domestication, the evolution of phenotypically-varied sheep breeds has generated rich biodiversity. This wide phenotypic variation arises as a result of hidden genomic changes that range from a single nu...

    Authors: Peter Kalds, Shiwei Zhou, Yawei Gao, Bei Cai, Shuhong Huang, Yulin Chen and Xiaolong Wang
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:61
  35. Sharing individual phenotype and genotype data between countries is complex and fraught with potential errors, while sharing summary statistics of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) is relatively straightf...

    Authors: Sunduimijid Bolormaa, Iona M. MacLeod, Majid Khansefid, Leah C. Marett, William J. Wales, Filippo Miglior, Christine F. Baes, Flavio S. Schenkel, Erin E. Connor, Coralia I. V. Manzanilla-Pech, Paul Stothard, Emily Herman, Gert J. Nieuwhof, Michael E. Goddard and Jennie E. Pryce
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:60
  36. The spread of infectious diseases in populations is controlled by the susceptibility (propensity to acquire infection), infectivity (propensity to transmit infection), and recoverability (propensity to recover...

    Authors: Christopher Pooley, Glenn Marion, Stephen Bishop and Andrea Doeschl-Wilson
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:59
  37. In cattle, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have largely focused on European or Asian breeds, using genotyping arrays that were primarily designed for European cattle. Because there is growing interest i...

    Authors: Valentina Riggio, Abdulfatai Tijjani, Rebecca Callaby, Andrea Talenti, David Wragg, Emmanuel T. Obishakin, Chukwunonso Ezeasor, Frans Jongejan, Ndudim I. Ogo, Fred Aboagye-Antwi, Alassane Toure, Jahashi Nzalawahej, Boubacar Diallo, Ayao Missohou, Adrien M. G. Belem, Appolinaire Djikeng…
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:58
  38. Compared to national evaluations, international collaboration projects further improve accuracies of estimated breeding values (EBV) by building larger reference populations or performing a joint evaluation us...

    Authors: Renzo Bonifazi, Mario P. L. Calus, Jan ten Napel, Roel F. Veerkamp, Alexis Michenet, Simone Savoia, Andrew Cromie and Jérémie Vandenplas
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:57
  39. On-going climate change will drastically modify agriculture in the future, with a need for more sustainable systems, in particular regarding animal production. In this context, genetic diversity is a key facto...

    Authors: Gwendal Restoux, Xavier Rognon, Agathe Vieaud, Daniel Guemene, Florence Petitjean, Romuald Rouger, Sophie Brard-Fudulea, Sophie Lubac-Paye, Geoffrey Chiron and Michèle Tixier-Boichard
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:56
  40. Breeding pigs that can efficiently digest alternative diets with increased fiber content is a viable strategy to mitigate the feed cost in pig production. This study aimed at determining the contribution of th...

    Authors: Vanille Déru, Francesco Tiezzi, Céline Carillier-Jacquin, Benoit Blanchet, Laurent Cauquil, Olivier Zemb, Alban Bouquet, Christian Maltecca and Hélène Gilbert
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:55
  41. The porcine repetitive element 1 (PRE1) is the most abundant short interspersed nuclear element (SINE) in the Sus scrofa genome and it has been suggested that some PRE1 can have regulatory functions. The million ...

    Authors: Min Zheng, Tianfu Guo, Bin Yang, Zhiyan Zhang and Lusheng Huang
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:54
  42. Feed efficiency during lactation involves a set of phenotypic traits that form a complex system, with some traits exerting causal effects on the others. Information regarding such interrelationships can be use...

    Authors: Mónica Mora, Ingrid David, Hélène Gilbert, Guilherme J. M. Rosa, Juan Pablo Sánchez and Miriam Piles
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:53
  43. Single-step genomic predictions obtained from a breeding value model require calculating the inverse of the genomic relationship matrix http://static-content.springer.com/image/art%3A10.1186%2Fs12711-022-00741-7/12711_2022_741_Article_IEq1.gif

    Authors: Matias Bermann, Daniela Lourenco, Natalia S. Forneris, Andres Legarra and Ignacy Misztal
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:52
  44. There is a growing interest to decipher the genetic background of resilience and its possible improvement through selective breeding. The objective of the present study was to provide new insights into the gen...

    Authors: Houda Laghouaouta, Lorenzo Fraile, Rafael Suárez-Mesa, Roger Ros-Freixedes, Joan Estany and Ramona Natacha Pena
    Citation: Genetics Selection Evolution 2022 54:50

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