Molecular Breeding for Important Economic Traits in Livestock
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 345
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cattle; adipose development; lipid metabolism; gene expression; gene function; gene regulation; genomic selection; bioinformatics analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
The improvement of economically important traits through molecular breeding is a cornerstone of modern livestock research. Traits such as growth rate, feed efficiency, reproductive performance, disease resistance, and fat deposition (including adipogenesis) are critical for ensuring sustainable production, profitability, and food security in the livestock industry. Advances in molecular biology, genomics, and biotechnology have made it increasingly possible to dissect the genetic and regulatory mechanisms underlying these complex traits.
This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research focused on the molecular basis and genetic improvement of key economic traits in livestock. We invite original research articles, reviews, and short communications that explore molecular breeding strategies, genomic selection, transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling, functional gene studies, and the use of non-coding RNAs and other regulatory elements. Studies employing integrative multi-omics approaches or focusing on trait-specific pathways in different livestock species are especially welcome.
By bringing together diverse contributions, this Special Issue seeks to advance our understanding of molecular breeding tools and their application in improving livestock productivity, resilience, and overall genetic merit. We welcome submissions from the fields of genetics, molecular biology, animal science, and bioinformatics to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in livestock breeding research.
Dr. Dawei Wei
Dr. Syed Haidar Abbas Raza
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- molecular breeding
- livestock genetics
- economic traits
- genomic selection
- adipogenesis
- feed efficiency
- disease resistance
- non-coding RNAs
- multi-omics
- genetic improvement
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