Genomic evaluations are useful for crossbred as well as purebred populations when selection is applied to commercial herds. Dairy farmers had already spent more than $1 million to genotype over 32,000 crossbred animals ...

The Canchim composite breed was developed in Brazil combining the attributes of adaptation to the tropical environment of the Nelore breed with the growth performance of the Charolais breed. We aimed to identify overlapping ...

The synaptonemal complex (SC) was analyzed in four F1 hybrids of Bos taurus taurus and B. taurus indicus including Gyr-Simmental (G-S), Nelore Simmental (N-S), Gyr-Holstein-Friesian (G-H) and Nelore-Piemontese (N-P). We ...

Horses were domesticated from the Eurasian steppes 5,000-6,000 years ago. Since then, the use of horses for transportation, warfare, and agriculture, as well as selection for desired traits and fitness, has resulted in ...

Horses were domesticated from the Eurasian steppes 5,000-6,000 years ago. Since then, the use of horses for transportation, warfare, and agriculture, as well as selection for desired traits and fitness, has resulted in ...