Article
Meta-analysis across Nellore cattle populations identifies common metabolic mechanisms that regulate feed efficiency-related traits.
BMC genomics - 7 Jun 2022
Mota Lucio F M, Santos Samuel W B, Júnior Gerardo A Fernandes, Bresolin Tiago, Mercadante Maria E Z, Silva Josineudson A V, Cyrillo Joslaine N S G, Monteiro Fábio M, Carvalheiro Roberto, Albuquerque Lucia G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Feed efficiency (FE) related traits play a key role in the economy and sustainability of beef cattle production systems. The accurate knowledge of the physiologic background for FE-related traits can help the development of more efficient selection strategies for them. Hence, multi-trait weighted GWAS (MTwGWAS) and meta-analyze were used to find genomic regions associated with average daily gain...
Topics
- Animal Feed
- Animals
- Cattle
- Eating
- Energy Metabolism
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genomics
- Phenotype