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SMAll RuminanTs breeding for Efficiency and Resilience

Risultati finali

Method for identifying environmental challenge events and assessment of their value for selection for resilience

Longitudinal data is so far not used to infer and report unobserved challenges We will describe a method that from repeated phenotypic data milk yield litter size will identify critical points challenging events such as unobserved infections in the lifespan of animals The method will be able to evaluate and identify superior animals for resilience to such events

A report for optimum contribution to manage diversity at critical regions and to assist mating design to maximise heterozygosity and expression of heterosis and evaluation of level inbreeding rate across genomic regions and their impact on performance

Genomic selection requires genomic management of diversity We will describe a method to first assess critical regions possibly carriers of deleterious recessive mutations and second maximize diversity in particular in those regions using optimal contributions and mate allocation

A report of an improved method to calculate genomic relationship across individuals of different purebred and crossbred populations

Joint multiple breed and crossbred genomic evaluations are not fully developed in small ruminants We will create a method to compute joint genomic relationships across individuals within a single breed across multiple breeds and across all possible crosses in a manner that genomic evaluations can generate the most accurate estimates of breeding values within and across populations profiting the information of all populations

Method for assessing potential bias due to design of cross-validation analysis

Crossvalidation studies in small ruminants may underestimate benefit accuracy and genetic progress of genomic selection due to short size of studies and the use of selected animals We will describe a crossvalidation method that generates meaningful estimates of accuracy and expected genetic progress from genomic selection

First batch of practice abstract for end-users

"The resulting innovative knowledge and easy accessible end-user material from this project will feed into the EIP-AGRI (The agricultural European Innovation Partnership) website for broad dissemination. The end-user material to be produced contains a substantial number of summaries for practitioners in the EIP common format (""practice abstracts""), including the characteristics of the project (e.g. contact details of partners, etc). A full package of practice abstracts will be produced by the project, containing all the outcomes/recommendations which are ready for practice. A ""practice abstract"" is a short summary of around 1000-1500 characters (word count – no spaces; see below) which describes the main information/recommendation/practice that can serve the end-users in their daily practice. Guidance and templates for these practice abstracts are available on the EIP-AGRI web site: http://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/en/content/eip-agri-common-format. A total target number of 10 practice abstracts is foreseen for the project. Five ares expected to be delivered in the first batch. "

Website on line, & communication package

Development and launching of the project website and creation of main communication supports

Pubblicazioni

Genetic Characterization and Population Connectedness of North American and European Dairy Goats

Autori: Marc Teissier, Luiz F. Brito, Flavio S. Schenkel, Guido Bruni, Pancrazio Fresi, Beat Bapst, Christèle Robert-Granie and Hélène Larroque
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Genetics, Issue Vol. 13, n°862838, 2022, ISSN 1664-8021
Editore: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.862838

The value of genomic relationship matrices for estimating inbreeding.

Autori: Villanueva B, Fernández A, Saura M, Caballero A, Fernández J, Morales-González E, Toro MA, Pong-Wong R
Pubblicato in: Genetics Selection Evolution, Issue 53, 2021, Page(s) 42, ISSN 0999-193X
Editore: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12711-021-00635-0

Changes in allele frequencies when different genomic coancestry matrices are used for maintaining genetic diversity.

Autori: Morales-González E, Fernández J, Pong-Wong R, Toro MA and Villanueva B
Pubblicato in: Genetic Selection Evolution, 2021, ISSN 0999-193X
Editore: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.3390/genes12050673

Genomic Regions Associated with Wool, Growth and Reproduction Traits in Uruguayan Merino Sheep

Autori: Zully Ramos, Dorian J. Garrick, Hugh T. Blair, Brenda Vera, Gabriel Ciappesoni and Paul R. Kenyon
Pubblicato in: Genes, Issue 14(1),, 2023, Page(s) 167, ISSN 2073-4425
Editore: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/genes14010167

Intergenerational impact of dietary protein restriction in dairy ewes on epigenetic marks in the perirenal fat of their suckling lambs

Autori: Pablo A. S. Fonseca; Aroa Suárez-Vega; Rocio Pelayo; Hector Marina; María Alonso-García; Beatriz Gutiérrez-Gil; Juan-José Arranz
Pubblicato in: Scientific reports, Issue 13, 2023, Page(s) 4351, ISSN 2045-2322
Editore: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31546-3

Including genotypic information in genetic evaluations increases the accuracy of sheep breeding values

Autori: Karolina Kaseja, Sebastian Mucha, Ed Smith, John Yates, Georgios Banos, Joanne Conington
Pubblicato in: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Issue J Anim Breed Genet. 2023;140:462–471, 2023, Page(s) 462-471, ISSN 6790-4823
Editore: International Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12771

Association Study of Parasite Resistance to Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Corriedale Sheep

Autori: Carracelas, E.A. Navajas, B. Vera, G. Ciappesoni
Pubblicato in: Genes, Issue 13 (9), 2022, ISSN 2073-4425
Editore: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/genes13091548

Removing data and using metafounders alleviates biases for all traits in Lacaune dairy sheep predictions

Autori: Macedo, F. L., Astruc, J. M., Meuwissen, T. H. E., & Legarra, A.
Pubblicato in: Journal of Dairy Science, Issue 105, 2022, ISSN 0022-0302
Editore: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20860

Single- and multiple-breed genomic evaluations for conformation traits in Canadian Alpine and Saanen dairy goats

Autori: Massender, L. F. Brito, L. Maignel, H. R. Oliveira, M. Jafarikia, C. F. Baes, B. Sullivan, F.S. Schenkel
Pubblicato in: Journal of Dairy Science, Issue Vol. 105, issue 7, 2022, ISSN 0022-0302
Editore: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-21713

Across-country genetic evaluation of meat sheep from Ireland and the United Kingdom

Autori: Fitzmaurice, S., Conington, J., McDermott, K., McHugh, N., & Banos, G.
Pubblicato in: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Issue 139, 2022, Page(s) 342– 350, ISSN 6790-4823
Editore: International Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12668

Islands of runs of homozygosity indicate selection signatures in Ovis aries 6 (OAR6) of French dairy sheep

Autori: Rodríguez-Ramilo S., Reverter A., Legarra A.
Pubblicato in: JDS Communications, Issue 2 (3), 2021, Page(s) 132-136, ISSN 2666-9102
Editore: Elsevier Inc and FASS Inc.
DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2020-0011

Potentials of using milk performance data and FAMACHA score as indicators for Targeted Selective Treatment in Lacaune dairy sheep in Switzerland

Autori: K. Schwarz, B, Bapst, M. Holinger, S. Thüer, I. Schleip, S. Werne
Pubblicato in: Veterinary Parasitology, 2020, ISSN 0304-4017
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.vpoa.2020.100030

Repeatability of health and welfare traits and correlation with performance traits in dairy goat breeds reared under low-input farming systems

Autori: S. Vouraki, A. Gelasakis, V. Fotiadou, G. Banos, G. Arsenos
Pubblicato in: Veterinary Sciences, Issue 9(6), 2022, ISSN 2078-2489
Editore: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9060289

Genomic and pedigree estimation of inbreeding depression for semen traits in the Basco-Béarnaise dairy sheep breed.

Autori: Antonios S., Rodríguez-Ramilo S., Aguilar I., Astruc J., Legarra A., VITEZICA Z.
Pubblicato in: Journal of Dairy Science, Issue 104, 2021, Page(s) 3221-3230, ISSN 0022-0302
Editore: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-18761

The cost of host genetic resistance on body condition: Evidence from divergently selected sheep

Autori: Frédéric Douhard, Andrea B Doeschl‐Wilson, Alexander Corbishley, Adam D Hayward, Didier Marcon, Jean‐Louis Weisbecker, Sophie Aguerre, Léa Bordes, Philippe Jacquiet, Tom N McNeilly, Guillaume Sallé, Carole Moreno
Pubblicato in: Evolutionary Applications, Issue vol 15, issue 9, 2022, ISSN 1752-4571
Editore: Evolutionary applications
DOI: 10.1111/eva.13442

Theoretical and empirical comparisons of expected and realized relationships for the X-chromosome.

Autori: Druet T., Legarra A.
Pubblicato in: Genetics Selection Evolution, Issue 104, 2021, Page(s) 52, ISSN 0999-193X
Editore: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12711-020-00570-6

The levels of artificial insemination and missing sire information make genomic selection not always beneficial in meat sheep

Autori: J. Raoul, J.M. Elsen
Pubblicato in: Animal, 2021, ISSN 1751-7311
Editore: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2020.100040

SNP arrays evaluation as tools in genetic improvement in Corriedale sheep in Uruguay

Autori: Carracelas, E.A. Navajas, B. Vera, G. Ciappesoni
Pubblicato in: Agrociencia Uruguay, Issue Vol. 26 n.2, 2022, Page(s) 1-13, ISSN 2730-5066
Editore: Agronomy School of the University of the Republic (udelar), and the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA)
DOI: 10.31285/agro.26.998

Livestock disease resilience: From individual to herd level

Autori: Doeschl-Wilson A, Knap P.W., Opriessnig T. and More S.J.
Pubblicato in: Animal, Issue 15, 2021, Page(s) 100286, ISSN 1751-7311
Editore: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2021.100286

Residual feed intake for Australian Merino sheep estimated in less than 42 days of trial

Autori: F. Amarilho-Silveira, I. de Barbieri, J. Araujo Cobucia, C. Marques Balconi, G. Ferreira de Ferreira, G. Ciappesoni
Pubblicato in: Livestock Science, Issue Vol. 258, 2022, Page(s) 1-12, ISSN 1871-1413
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2022.104889

Single-Step Genomic Evaluation for Milk Production Traits in Canadian Alpine and Saanen Dairy Goats

Autori: Massender, L. F. Brito, L. Maignel, H. R. Oliveira, M. Jafarikia, C. F. Baes, B. Sullivan, F.S. Schenkel
Pubblicato in: Journal of Dairy Science, Issue Vol. 105, issue. 3, 2022, ISSN 0022-0302
Editore: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20558

Why breed disease-resilient livestock, and how?

Autori: Knap P.W. and Doeschl-Wilson A
Pubblicato in: Genetics Selection Evolution, Issue 52, 2020, Page(s) 60, ISSN 0999-193X
Editore: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12711-020-00580-4

Genome-wide analyses reveal a strong association between LEPR gene variants and body fat reserves in ewes

Autori: Tiphaine Macé, Eliel González‑García, Didier Foulquié, Fabien Carrière, Julien Pradel, Christian Durand, Sebastien Douls, Charlotte Allain, Sara Parisot and Dominique Hazard
Pubblicato in: BMC Genomics, Issue (2022) 23:412, 2022, ISSN 1471-2164
Editore: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08636-z

Detection of unrecorded environmental challenges in high-frequency recorded traits, and genetic determinism of resilience to challenge, with an application on feed intake in lambs.

Autori: Garcia-Baccino C. A., MARIE-ETANCELIN C., Tortereau F., Marcon D., Weisbecker J.-L., Legarra A.
Pubblicato in: Genetics Selection Evolution, Issue 53, 2021, ISSN 0999-193X
Editore: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12711-020-00595-x

Exploring the inclusion of genomic information and metafounders in Latxa dairy sheep genetic evaluations

Autori: I. Granado-Tajada, A. Legarra, E. Ugarte
Pubblicato in: Journal of Dairy Science, Issue 103/7, 2020, Page(s) 6346-6353, ISSN 0022-0302
Editore: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-18033

Short communication: Methods to compute genomic inbreeding for ungenotyped individuals

Autori: A. Legarra, I. Aguilar, J.J. Colleau
Pubblicato in: Journal of Dairy Science, Issue 103/4, 2020, Page(s) 3363-3367, ISSN 0022-0302
Editore: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17750

Considerable potential exists to improve lambing performance traits in sheep through breeding

Autori: N. McHugh, T. Pabiou, E. Wall, K. McDermott, D.P. Berry
Pubblicato in: Livestock Science, Issue 235, 2020, Page(s) 104007, ISSN 1871-1413
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104007

Genetic and genomic studies in ovine mastitis

Autori: C. Oget, G. Tosser-Klopp, R. Rupp
Pubblicato in: Small Ruminant Research, Issue 176, 2019, Page(s) 55-64, ISSN 0921-4488
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2019.05.011

Genetic and nongenetic factors associated with the fate of maiden ewe lambs: slaughtered without ever lambing versus retained for breeding1

Autori: Noirin McHugh, Thierry Pabiou, Kevin McDermott, Eamon Wall, Donagh P Berry
Pubblicato in: Translational Animal Science, Issue 4/1, 2020, Page(s) 242-249, ISSN 2573-2102
Editore: Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society of Animal Science
DOI: 10.1093/tas/txz156

Behavior of the Linear Regression method to estimate bias and accuracies with correct and incorrect genetic evaluation models

Autori: F.L. Macedo, A. Reverter, A. Legarra
Pubblicato in: Journal of Dairy Science, Issue 103/1, 2020, Page(s) 529-544, ISSN 0022-0302
Editore: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-16603

Selection and drift reduce genetic variation for milk yield in Manech Tête Rousse dairy sheep.

Autori: Macedo F., Christensen O., Legarra A.
Pubblicato in: JDS Communications, 2021, Page(s) 31-34, ISSN 2666-9102
Editore: Elsevier Inc and FASS Inc.
DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2020-0010

Feed efficiency in dairy sheep: An insight from the milk transcriptome

Autori: Aroa Suárez-Vega, Pilar Frutos, Beatriz Gutiérrez-Gil, Cristina Esteban-Blanco, Pablo G Toral, Juan-José Arranz, Gonzalo Hervás
Pubblicato in: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Issue 03 April 2023 Sec. Livestock Genomics Volume 10 -, 2023, Page(s) pp 2023, ISSN 2297-1769
Editore: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1122953

Novel genomic markers and genes related to reproduction in prolific Chios dairy sheep: a genome-wide association study

Autori: V. Tsartsianidou, A. Pavlidis, E. Tosiou, G. Arsenos, G. Banos, A. Triantafyllidis
Pubblicato in: animal, Issue Volume 17, Issue 3, March 2023,, 2023, Page(s) pp 100723, ISSN 1751-7311
Editore: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100723

Breeding options for nematode resistance in Lacaune dairy sheep

Autori: S. Werne a, K. Schwarz a, S. Thüer a, B. Bapst b
Pubblicato in: animal, Issue Volume 17, Issue 5, May 2023, 2023, Page(s) 100772, ISSN 1751-7311
Editore: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100772

Inbreeding and effective population size in French dairy sheep: Comparison between genomic and pedigree estimates

Autori: T. Rodríguez-Ramilo, J. M. Elsen, A. Legarra
Pubblicato in: Journal of Dairy Science, 2019, ISSN 0022-0302
Editore: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-15405

Influence of a temporary restriction of dietary protein in prepubertal ewe lambs on first lactation milk traits and response to a mammary gland inflammatory challenge

Autori: Rocío Pelayo a, Héctor Marina a, Aroa Suárez-Vega a, Gonzalo Hervás b, Cristina Esteban-Blanco a, Blandine Gausseres c, Gilles Foucras c, Juan J. Arranz a, Beatriz Gutiérrez-Gil
Pubblicato in: Research in Veterinary Science, Issue Volume 159, June 2023,, 2023, Page(s) Pages 57-65, ISSN 2078-2489
Editore: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.04.006

Genetic and economic benefits of foreign sire contributions to a domestic sheep industry; including an Ireland-New Zealand case study

Autori: Nicola Fetherstone; Nicola Fetherstone; Fiona S. Hely; Noirin McHugh; Fiona McGovern; P. R. Amer
Pubblicato in: Genetics Selection Evolution, Vol 53, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021), Issue 53, 2021, ISSN 1297-9686
Editore: BioMed Central Ltd
DOI: 10.1186/s12711-020-00594-y

Genetic analyses of live weight and carcass composition traits in purebred Texel, Suffolk and Charollais lambs

Autori: S. Fitzmaurice, J. Conington, N. Fetherstone, T. Pabiou, K. McDermott, E. Wall, G. Banos, N. McHugh
Pubblicato in: Animal, 2020, ISSN 1751-7311
Editore: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/s1751731119002908

Evaluation of the Links between Lamb Feed Efficiency and Rumen and Plasma Metabolomic Data

Autori: Florian Touitou, Flavie Tortereau, Lydie Bret, Nathalie Marty-Gasset, Didier Marcon and Annabelle Meynadier
Pubblicato in: Metabolites, Issue vol 12, issue 4, 2022, ISSN 2078-2489
Editore: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/metabo12040304

Predicting feed efficiency traits in growing lambs from their ruminal microbiota

Autori: . Le Graveranda,⇑, C. Marie-Etancelina, A. Meynadiera, J.-L. Weisbeckera, D. Marconb, F. Tortereaua
Pubblicato in: animal, Issue Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2023,, 2023, Page(s) 100824, ISSN 1751-732X
Editore: animal
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100824

Genetic and phenotypic relationships between ewe reproductive performance and wool and growth traits in Uruguayan Ultrafine Merino sheep

Autori: Zully Ramos, Dorian J Garrick, Hugh T Blair, Ignacio De Barbieri, Gabriel Ciappesoni, Fabio Montossi, Paul R Kenyon
Pubblicato in: Journal of Animal Science, Volume 101, 2023, skad071,, 2023, ISSN 1525-3163
Editore: American Society of Animal Science
DOI: 10.1093/jas/skad071

The correlation of substitution effects across populations and generations in the presence of non-additive functional gene action.

Autori: Legarra A., Garcia-Baccino C.A., Wientjes Y.C.J., Vitezica Z.G.
Pubblicato in: Genetics, Issue Volume 219, Issue 4, 2021, ISSN 1943-2631
Editore: Genetics Society of America
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyab138

A Nonsense Variant in CCDC65 Gene Causes Respiratory Failure Associated with Increased Lamb Mortality in French Lacaune Dairy Sheep

Autori: Maxime Ben Braiek, Carole Moreno-Romieux, Charlotte Allain, Philippe Bardou, Arnaud Bordes, Frédéric Debat, Cord Drögemüller, Florence Plisson-Petit, David Portes, Julien Sarry, Némuel Tadi, Florent Woloszyn, Stéphane Fabre
Pubblicato in: Genes, Issue Vol 13, Issue 1, 2021, ISSN 2073-4425
Editore: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/genes13010045

Identification of homozygous haplotypes carrying putative recessive lethal mutations that compromise fertility traits in French Lacaune dairy sheep

Autori: M. Ben Braiek, S. Fabre, C. Hoze, J.M. Astruc, C. Moreno-Romieux
Pubblicato in: Genetics Selection Evolution, 2021, ISSN 0999-193X
Editore: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12711-021-00634-1

Selection on functional longevity in a commercial population of dairy goats translates into significant differences in longevity in a common farm environment

Autori: M. Ithurbide, C. Huau, I. Palhière, T. Fassier, N.C. Friggens, R. Rupp
Pubblicato in: Journal of Dairy Science, Issue Vol. 105, n. 3, 2022, ISSN 0022-0302
Editore: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-21222

High genetic correlation for milk yield across Manech and Latxa dairy sheep from France and Spain

Autori: A. Garcia-Baccino, C. Pineda-Quiroga, J. M. Astruc, E. Ugarte, A. Legarra
Pubblicato in: JDS Communication, Issue Vol. 3 Issue 4, 2022, ISSN 2666-9102
Editore: JDS communications
DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2021-0195

Repeatability of udder health and welfare traits of semi-extensively reared dairy goats in Greece

Autori: Sotiria Vouraki, Athanasios I. Gelasakis, Vasileia Fotiadou, Georgios Banos, Georgios Arsenos
Pubblicato in: Book of Abstracts of the 72nd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, 2021, Page(s) 272-272, ISSN 1382-6077
Editore: Wageningen Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-918-3

Book of Abstracts of the 70th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science

Autori: Scientific Committee
Pubblicato in: 2019, ISBN 978-90-8686-339-6
Editore: Wageningen Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-890-2

On the accuracy of estimating resilience

Autori: Ghaderi-Zefreh M, Riggio V, Matika O, Wilson A, Pong-Wong R
Pubblicato in: Proceeding of the 71st Annual Meeting of European Federation of Animal Science, 2020
Editore: .

Relación entre la eficiencia y la resiliencia en ovejas lecheras sometidas a un reto nutricional agudo: 1) Producción de leche

Autori: Barrio, Esther; Hervás, Gonzalo; Gindri, M.; Friggens, N.C.; Della Badia, Antonella; Toral, Pablo G.; Frutos, Pilar
Pubblicato in: Jornadas sobre Producción Animal - Asociacion Interprofesional para el Desarrollo Agrario, Issue AIDA: 144 - 13 Y 14 DE JUNIO DE 2023, 2023, Page(s) p. 144, ISBN 978-84-09-50588-3
Editore: Asociación Interprofesional para el Desarrollo Agrario

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