Humans have selectively bred animals and crops since the beginning of agriculture, but advances in biotechnology have provided genetic tools to select specific traits. First applied to animals in the ...

Sustainability means stewardship of land, cattle, families and rural communities. That holistic view matters because the ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new suite of statistical methods that dramatically improves ...

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has approved the establishment of the Center for Comparative Genomics in animal genetics. The center will contribute to genomic advances in human and ...

The study of genetic parameters has become increasingly central to optimising goat production systems worldwide. Researchers have long focused on estimating heritability, genetic correlations, and the ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new suite of statistical methods that dramatically improves the ability to pinpoint ...

Animal breeding has traditionally focused on improving mean trait performance; however, contemporary research increasingly highlights the significance of genetic variation not only in trait means but ...

NC State scientists created a statistical framework that dramatically improves fine-mapping in livestock, where relatedness ...

The Philippines is ramping up efforts to develop animal biotechnology initiatives to improve productivity and ultimately reduce the country’s reliance on imports, an international agency said. In a ...

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. An ad hoc ...