Authorship: MUDADU, M. de A.; PORTO-NETO, L. R.; MOKRY, F. B.; TIZIOTO, P. C.; OLIVEIRA, P. S. N.; TULLIO, R. R.; NASSU, R. T.; NICIURA, S. C. M.; THOLON, P.; ALENCAR, M. M. de; HIGA, R. H.; ROSA, A. do N.; FEIJO, G. L. D.; FERRAZ, A. L. J.; SILVA, L. O. C. da; MEDEIROS, S. R. de; LANNA, D. P.; NASCIMENTO, M. L.; CHAVES, A. S.; SOUZA, A. R. D. L.; PACKER, I. U.; TORRES JUNIOR, R. A. de A.; SIQUEIRA, F.; MOURÃO, G. B.; COUTINHO, L. L.; REVERTER, A.; REGITANO, L. C. de A.

Nelore is the major beef cattle breed in Brazil with more than 130 million heads. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are often used to associate markers and genomic regions to growth and meat qual... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2016

Authorship: UTSUNOMIYA, Y. T.; CARMO, A. S.; NEVES, H. H. R.; CARVALHEIRO, R.; MATOS, M. C.; ZAVAREZ, L. B.; ITO, P. K. R. K.; O'BRIEN, A. M. P.; SOLKNER, J.; PORTO-NETO, L. R.; SCHENKEL, F. S.; McEWAN, J.; COLE, J. B.; SILVA, M. V. G. B.; VAN TASSELL, C. P.; SONSTEGARD, T. S.; GARCIA, J. F.

The reproductive performance of bulls has a high impact on the beef cattle industry. Scrotal circumference (SC) is the most recorded reproductive trait in beef herds, and is used as a major selection... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2014

Authorship: PORTO-NETO, L. R.; SONSTEGARD, T. S.; LIU, G. E.; BICKHART, D. M.; SILVA, M. V. G. B.; MACHADO, M. A.; UTSUNOMIYA, Y. T.; GARCIA, J. F.; GONDRO, C.; VAN TASSELL, C. P.

Background - Natural selection has molded evolution across all taxa. At an arguable date of around 330,000 years ago there were already at least two different types of cattle that became ancestors of... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2013