Estimation of genomically enhanced breeding values, and their validation accuracies in the Afrikaner and Brahman beef cattle breeds of South Africa

The use of genetic relationships among cattle breeds in the formulation of rational breeding policies: an example with South Devon (South Africa) and Gelbvieh (Germany)*

Summary At the instigation of the South Devon Cattle Breeders' Society of South Africa we studied t

Genetic analyses for growth traits of two indigenous beef cattle breeds in Botswana

Genome-Wide Signature of Positive Selection and Linkage Disequilibrium in Ethiopian Indigenous and European Beef Cattle Breeds

Abstract Despite the availability of genomic methods for determining the origin and diverg

Values and Beliefs That Shape Cattle Breeding in Southwestern Burkina Faso

Abstract Cattle production in southwestern Burkina Faso is under pressure because of resource scarc

Comparison of Bayesian models to estimate direct genomic values in multi-breed commercial beef cattle

International audience AbstractBackgroundWhile several studies have examined the accu

Prevalent bacterial pathogens in bovine mastitis and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in Nigerian breeds of cattle

Bovine mastitis is an economically important disease globally and, most importantly, in the tropics.