Genetics and Genomics of Cattle

Dear Colleagues,

Cattle have been recognized as very useful livestock for their milk, beef, manure, hide, and draft power. The genetic improvement of the cattle germplasm has been targeted by the scientific community in different ways. The major challenge for researchers is to improve economically important traits to ensure higher returns for the dairy and beef industries. In recent decades, genome discovery has been one of the greatest advances in the development of tools for the genetic improvement of cattle. The availability of medium- and high-density SNP (single-nucleotide polymorphism) arrays combined with advanced statistical methods allows for genomic selection, which is revolutionizing livestock breeding. The science of genetics and genomics has traversed a long way, through ground-breaking discoveries of cytogenetic maps, synteny analysis, somatic cell genetics, in situ hybridization, radiation-hybrid maps, high-resolution comparative maps, molecular markers, rudimentary genome maps, association studies for quantitative trait loci, marker-assisted selection, high-throughput SNP genotyping, and whole-genome shotgun sequencing to whole-genome mapping, which have had considerable positive effects on molecular breeding. This Special Issue in Genes, entitled “Genetics and Genomics of Cattle”, will highlight how genetic and genomic technologies are paving the way to improve cattle production systems.

Prof. Dr. Navid Ghavi Hossein-Zadeh
Guest Editor

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