BACKGROUND Genome-wide dense markers have been used to detect genes and estimate relative genetic values. Among many methods, Bayesian techniques have been widely used and shown to be powerful in genome-wide breeding value estimation and association studies. However, computation is known to be intensive under the Bayesian framework, and specifying a prior distribution for each parameter is alwa...

to study the effects of environmental factors on milk and fat yields (240day) traits of iranian buffaloes, 22596 and 22165 records were utilized for milk and fat yield traits, respectively. uni and bivariate analysis for estimation of (co)variation components of the traits were done in five lactations. milk yield in the 1st lactation had the highest number of records (4482), collected through c...

This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of GnRH injection on semen ejaculate characteristics in Awassi rams collected in breeding and non breeding seasons. The study was conducted in late summer to early autumn when breeding activity commences, and in winter during the non breeding season. Twelve mature Awassi rams were used in this study. Animals were randomly allocated into two equal grou...

This paper discusses when to start and stop breeding cows in their lactation. First, a review of the literature on the optimal voluntary waiting period (when to start breeding cows) shows that there is not much consensus on how long the economically optimal voluntary waiting period is. Secondly, the paper then describes a computer program that calculates the insemination value (IN$) for cows in...

BACKGROUND Milk proteins genes have been the focus of the researches as the candidate target genes that play a decisive role when animal breeding is desired. OBJECTIVES In the present study, the transcriptional levels of Beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) and Alpha S1 casein (CSN1S1) genes were investigated during prenatal, milking and drying times in mammary glands of the Adani goats which showed high...

Introduction Today, a wide range of molecular tools and powerful computers provides us with an unprecedented capacity to generate data that reveals the architecture of genomes, genes, traits, and how these contribute to the value of the germplasm units (populations, lines, varieties, hybrids, cultivars) used in breeding programs. Complementary work is characterising the key environmental variab...