Genomics for Understanding the Architecture of Reproductive Traits in Livestock Animals
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Reproduction".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (22 December 2022) | Viewed by 8709
Special Issue Editor
Interests: genomics; reproduction; domestic animal; association studies; reproductive traits; genotyping; functional studies; genetic architecture
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Reproductive success is a key part of any animal production system. This is an important issue since it is well known that the underlying mechanisms associated with reproductive traits in domestic animals could be species specific and, therefore, the results obtained cannot be extrapolated.
One of the main limitations of studying reproductive traits is the difficulty of obtaining, objective phenotypes of animals. Additionally, many of the characteristics studied in males cannot be studied in females, and vice versa. However, the use of breeding program data, as well as the collaboration between breeders’ associations and scientists could be an interesting path to overcome those limitations and increase the number of individuals phenotyped.
Nowadays, in the age of genomics, an important part of a breeding program in most domestic animals is to produce and analyze genomic data. However, in some species, its use in studies involving reproductive traits is still scarce.
This Special Issue aims to compel research studies that could bring novel insights into the control of the reproductive function on the most common domestic animal species.
Prof. Sebastian Demyda
Keywords
- genomics
- reproduction
- domestic animals
- association studies
- reproductive traits
- genotyping
- functional studies
- genetic architecture