Immunogenetics and Functional Genomics of Disease Resistance in Livestock
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2020) | Viewed by 242
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genetics; genomics; disease; fertility
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Genomics of livestock have improved within the last 20 years such that identifying associations with difficult-to-measure traits, such as infectious diseases, is now possible. Recently, the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes (FAANG) international network began working to identify all functional elements in livestock genomes. This work will be instrumental in understanding the varying response to infectious pathogens seen in livestock.
Genes is publishing a Special Issue to highlight research that focuses on identifying and characterizing the genetic underpinnings of susceptibility, enhanced resistance, resilience, and tolerance of livestock to disease. This issue aims to provide the latest research identifying or validating loci and pathways associated with disease, the identification of causal mutations, and the function of these mutations in disease susceptibility, and the use of these discoveries to enhance selection for healthier livestock. The investigations may be focused on infectious disease domesticated livestock.
We look forward to your outstanding manuscript submission by 1 July 2020. Please contact us with any questions about this exciting Special Issue.
Dr. Holly L. Neibergs
Dr. Michelle Mousel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Functional genomics
- Genetics
- Genomics
- Infectious disease
- Livestock
- Loci
- Pathways
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