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A new approach for efficient genotype imputation using information from relatives by Sargolzaei, Mehdi, Chesnais, Jacques P, Schenkel, Flavio S

“…Genotype imputation can help reduce genotyping costs particularly for implementation of genomic selection. In applications entailing large populations,…”
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Effect of recent and ancient inbreeding on production and fertility traits in Canadian Holsteins by Makanjuola, Bayode O, Maltecca, Christian, Miglior, Filippo, Schenkel, Flavio S, Baes, Christine F

“…Phenotypic performances of livestock animals decline with increasing levels of inbreeding, however, the noticeable decline known as inbreeding depression, may…”
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Genome-wide association study for milk production and conformation traits in Canadian Alpine and Saanen dairy goats by Massender, Erin, Oliveira, Hinayah R., Brito, Luiz F., Maignel, Laurence, Jafarikia, Mohsen, Baes, Christine F., Sullivan, Brian, Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…Increasing the productivity of Canadian dairy goats is critical to the competitiveness of the sector; however, little is known about the underlying genetic…”
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Characteristics of linkage disequilibrium in North American Holsteins by Bohmanova, Jarmila, Sargolzaei, Mehdi, Schenkel, Flavio S

“…Effectiveness of genomic selection and fine mapping is determined by the level of linkage disequilibrium (LD) across the genome. Knowledge of the range of…”
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Identifying pleiotropic variants and candidate genes for fertility and reproduction traits in Holstein cattle via association studies based on imputed whole-genome sequence genotypes by Chen, Shi-Yi, Schenkel, Flavio S, Melo, Ana L P, Oliveira, Hinayah R, Pedrosa, Victor B, Araujo, Andre C, Melka, Melkaye G, Brito, Luiz F

“…Genetic progress for fertility and reproduction traits in dairy cattle has been limited due to the low heritability of most indicator traits. Moreover, most of…”
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A large structural variant collection in Holstein cattle and associated database for variant discovery, characterization, and application by Grant, Jason R, Herman, Emily K, Barlow, Lael D, Miglior, Filippo, Schenkel, Flavio S, Baes, Christine F, Stothard, Paul

“…Structural variants (SVs) such as deletions, duplications, and insertions are known to contribute to phenotypic variation but remain challenging to identify…”
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Detection and evaluation of parameters influencing the identification of heterozygous-enriched regions in Holstein cattle based on SNP chip or whole-genome sequence data by Mulim, Henrique A, Pedrosa, Victor B, Pinto, Luis Fernando Batista, Tiezzi, Francesco, Maltecca, Christian, Schenkel, Flavio S, Brito, Luiz F

“…A heterozygous-enriched region (HER) is a genomic region with high variability generated by factors such as balancing selection, introgression, and admixture…”
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Single-step genomic evaluation of milk production traits in Canadian Alpine and Saanen dairy goats by Massender, Erin, Brito, Luiz F., Maignel, Laurence, Oliveira, Hinayah R., Jafarikia, Mohsen, Baes, Christine F., Sullivan, Brian, Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…Genomic evaluations are routine in most plant and livestock breeding programs but are used infrequently in dairy goat breeding schemes. In this context, the…”
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Predicting methane emission in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks by Shadpour, Saeed, Chud, Tatiane C.S., Hailemariam, Dagnachew, Plastow, Graham, Oliveira, Hinayah R., Stothard, Paul, Lassen, Jan, Miglior, Filippo, Baes, Christine F., Tulpan, Dan, Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…Interest in reducing eructed CH4 is growing, but measuring CH4 emissions is expensive and difficult in large populations. In this study, we investigated the…”
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Genome-wide association studies for epistatic genetic effects on fertility and reproduction traits in Holstein cattle by Alves, Kristen, Brito, Luiz F, Sargolzaei, Mehdi, Schenkel, Flavio S

“…Non-additive genetic effects are well known to play an important role in the phenotypic expression of complex traits, such as fertility and reproduction. In…”
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Unravelling transmission ratio distortion across the bovine genome: identification of candidate regions for reproduction defects by Id-Lahoucine, Samir, Casellas, Joaquim, Suárez-Vega, Aroa, Fonseca, Pablo A S, Schenkel, Flavio S, Sargolzaei, Mehdi, Cánovas, Angela

“…Biological mechanisms affecting gametogenesis, embryo development and postnatal viability have the potential to alter Mendelian inheritance expectations…”
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Genetic Diversity and Signatures of Selection for Thermal Stress in Cattle and Other Two Bos Species Adapted to Divergent Climatic Conditions by Freitas, Pedro H F, Wang, Yachun, Yan, Ping, Oliveira, Hinayah R, Schenkel, Flavio S, Zhang, Yi, Xu, Qing, Brito, Luiz F

“…Understanding the biological mechanisms of climatic adaptation is of paramount importance for the optimization of breeding programs and conservation of genetic…”
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Single- and multiple-breed genomic evaluations for conformation traits in Canadian Alpine and Saanen dairy goats by Massender, Erin, Brito, Luiz F., Maignel, Laurence, Oliveira, Hinayah R., Jafarikia, Mohsen, Baes, Christine F., Sullivan, Brian, Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…Conformation traits are functional traits known to affect longevity, production efficiency, and profitability of dairy goats. However, genetic progress for…”
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Genome-wide association for growth traits in Canchim beef cattle by Buzanskas, Marcos E, Grossi, Daniela A, Ventura, Ricardo V, Schenkel, Flávio S, Sargolzaei, Mehdi, Meirelles, Sarah L C, Mokry, Fabiana B, Higa, Roberto H, Mudadu, Maurício A, da Silva, Marcos V G Barbosa, Niciura, Simone C M, Torres, Jr, Roberto A A, Alencar, Maurício M, Regitano, Luciana C A, Munari, Danísio P

“…Studies are being conducted on the applicability of genomic data to improve the accuracy of the selection process in livestock, and genome-wide association…”
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Genome-wide association analyses reveal copy number variant regions associated with reproduction and disease traits in Canadian Holstein cattle by Rojas de Oliveira, Hinayah, Chud, Tatiane C.S., Oliveira, Gerson A., Hermisdorff, Isis C., Narayana, Saranya G., Rochus, Christina M., Butty, Adrien M., Malchiodi, Francesca, Stothard, Paul, Miglior, Filippo, Baes, Christine F., Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…The list of standard abbreviations for JDS is available at adsa.org/jds-abbreviations-24. Nonstandard abbreviations are available in the Notes. This study…”
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Investigating relationships between the host genome, rumen microbiome, and dairy cow feed efficiency using mediation analysis with structural equation modeling by Martinez-Boggio, Guillermo, Monteiro, Hugo F., Lima, Fabio S., Figueiredo, Caio C., Bisinotto, Rafael S., Santos, José E.P., Mion, Bruna, Schenkel, Flavio S., Ribeiro, Eduardo S., Weigel, Kent A., Rosa, Guilherme J.M., Peñagaricano, Francisco

“…The list of standard abbreviations for JDS is available at adsa.org/jds-abbreviations-24. Nonstandard abbreviations are available in the Notes. The rumen…”
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Predicting dry matter intake in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks by Shadpour, Saeed, Chud, Tatiane C.S., Hailemariam, Dagnachew, Oliveira, Hinayah R., Plastow, Graham, Stothard, Paul, Lassen, Jan, Baldwin, Ransom, Miglior, Filippo, Baes, Christine F., Tulpan, Dan, Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…Dry matter intake (DMI) is a fundamental component of the animal's feed efficiency, but measuring DMI of individual cows is expensive. Mid-infrared reflectance…”
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Underlying genetic architecture of resistance to mastitis in dairy cattle: A systematic review and gene prioritization analysis of genome-wide association studies by Narayana, Saranya G., de Jong, Ellen, Schenkel, Flavio S., Fonseca, Pablo A.S., Chud, Tatiane C.S., Powell, Diana, Wachoski-Dark, Garrett, Ronksley, Paul E., Miglior, Filippo, Orsel, Karin, Barkema, Herman W.

“…Mastitis, the most frequent disease in dairy cattle. Resistance to mastitis is a complex, polygenic trait controlled by several genes, each with small effects…”
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Reproductive tract size and position score: Estimation of genetic parameters for a novel fertility trait in dairy cows by Martin, Audrey A.A., de Oliveira, Gerson, Madureira, Augusto M.L., Miglior, Filippo, LeBlanc, Stephen J., Cerri, Ronaldo L.A., Baes, Christine F., Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…The dairy industry is moving toward selecting animals with better fertility to decrease the economic losses linked to reproductive issues. The reproductive…”
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Revealing host genome–microbiome networks underlying feed efficiency in dairy cows by Martinez-Boggio, Guillermo, Monteiro, Hugo F., Lima, Fabio S., Figueiredo, Caio C., Bisinotto, Rafael S., Santos, José E. P., Mion, Bruna, Schenkel, Flavio S., Ribeiro, Eduardo S., Weigel, Kent A., Rosa, Guilherme J. M., Peñagaricano, Francisco

“…Ruminants have the ability to digest human-inedible plant materials, due to the symbiotic relationship with the rumen microbiota. Rumen microbes supply short…”
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