SMAll RuminanTs breeding for Efficiency and Resilience

Resultado final

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

Paper on genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for at least 10 new resilience traits in 6 breeds

Using existing genomic data and new genomic information, genomic regions affecting survival and health traits will be identified. Putative candidate genes will be searched in these regions in order to propose causative mutations.

Paper on farmer and breeder preferences for breeding and genetics

Outcomes from semi-structured interviews (T7.2) summarising the benefits, barriers and challenges for breeding programs and improving resilience and efficiency of animals and farms

Report on demography and genetic diversity of underutilized sheep and goat breeds

Genetic diversity and demographic history of hardy and/or underutilised breeds will be estimated, with the objective to contribute to the full characterisation of European small ruminant populations.

Document specifying the exchange of pedigree, phenotypes and genotypes

It describes the specifications of the way to exchange and store the pedigree, phenotypes and genotypes from the different countries involved in the across country evaluation. It is intended to describe a common international pedigree file with all aliases, as well as file formats for exchanging genotypes/phenotypes

ICAR guidelines and recommendations for phenotyping efficiency and resilience traits in sheep and goats.

The document is the ICAR guidelines and recommendations for phenotyping efficiency and resilience traits in sheep and goats. These recommendations will be published in ICAR guidelines and are in the scope of the sheep, goat and small camelids working group. All the traits proposed by WP1 and WP3 to be implemented on farm or on station will have specific recommendations.

New prototype and report for industry on GPS- generated phenotypes for behavioural adaptations to extensive grazing systems; artificial rearing adaptation phenotypes; lamb vigour scores linked to lamb survival; new foetal and neonatal survival phenotypes

The use of new technologic tools (like temperature measured with ruminal bolus, animal movement measured with GPS, artificial rearing measured with automates, lamb survival measured using ultrasound scan at key time…), will allow to identify new phenotypes to measure on farm.

Paper on quantification (genetic and phenotypic parameters) of new disease biomarkers linked to production. New disease phenotypes for endemic disease (proxies for foot rot, mastitis, parasites) linked to key production traits phenotypes

Phenotypic and genetic relationship between disease resistance and production traits will be studied in order to advise the building of selection index in WP7.

Report on cost-effectiveness of harmonization in phenotyping and of international evaluation

This is a report on cost-effectiveness of harmonization in phenotyping and of international evaluation. This deliverable will be a tool to promote international evaluation by showing how cost-effective sharing information, especially in the genomic area.

Paper on economic, labour and environmental trade-offs for breeding for R&E traits

Outputs from the modelling in task 7.1 presenting the economic, labour and environmental values for production and R&E traits. Propose how to combine all traits into a balanced breeding goal

Report on dissemination, communication and exploitation activities

Implemented dissemination, communication and exploitation activities

Report of the final scientific conference

Report including the presentations, discussions, and conclusions of the project final conference

Report of novel phenotypes related to feed efficiency

List of phenotypes related to the efficient use of feed resources that can be routinely measured in commercial populations.

Report on identified pleiotropic QTLs and potential underlying genes and pathways associated efficiency, resilience and reproduction related traits

In this deliverable, genomic and phenotypic data will be used to perform genome wide association analyses and identify QTLs that are associated with both efficiency- and resilience- related traits. Results will provide possible candidate genes and mechanism responsible for synergy and/or trade-offs under genetic control.

Report on the characterization of efficiency and resilience in lines of sheep and goat divergently selected

In this deliverable, we will report the result from 4 experiments in genetically selected sheep and goat which will undergo both nutritional and infectious challenges. We thus will characterize the effect of genetic background and environmental stress (nutrition, infection) on a comprehensive set of efficiency- and resilience- related phenotypes.

Report on recommendations for breeding

Summary of whole work package including recommendations for breeders for how to use balanced breeding goals.

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

Report on G*E interactions for resource use efficiency traits in meat and dairy small ruminants

A table describing the genetic correlations between resource use efficiency traits in extensive and intensive conditions in Romane breed, in different countries (France/Greece) in lacaune dairy breed, and in different farm conditions in dairy goats.

Peer-reviewed paper on the genetic basis of feed resource use efficiency phenotypes

Publication of at least one scientific paper with the general objective of assessing the genetic architecture of the complex trait of resource use efficiency.

Scientific publication on the genetic characterisation, demography and adaptation of local small ruminants breeds using results from Tasks 4.2 and 4.3

Results from Tasks 4.2 and 4.3 will be integrated into at least one paper aimed at describing the demographic history of hardy and underutilized breeds, and how environmental selective pressure shaped their genome.

Schedule and program of the summer school, eLearning and training sessions and multi-actor round tables

List and preprograms of the training sessions and round tables to schedule until the end of the project

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

Report on genetic correlations for feed efficiency and other economically important traits

Genetic correlations of the novel phenotypes with the productive traits will be estimated. The objective is to evaluate the consequences of the implementation in selection programs.

Report on trajectory characteristics of resilient animals, and strategies to manipulate these

In this deliverable, we will provide a report that lists trajectory characteristics that discriminate animals with high and low resilience to nutritional and infectious challenges (identified from model and data analyses), and describes the effect of diverse control strategies on these, based on model predictions

Paper on economic/social and environmental values

Paper describing the non-market valuation and how they can contribute to balanced breeding goals for different farm and breed types.

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

A manuscript on the development and testing of genomic evaluation tools to improve resilience and efficiency accounting for the impact of environmental challenge and using novel phenotypes

Environmental challenges and new phenotypes related to resilience and efficiency can now be measured, but methods for their inclusion in genomic evaluation are still scarce. We will develop such methods to include environmental measures and novel phenotypes, and test them in real life data sets.

Signatures of selection for adaptation to the environment in underutilized breeds

State-of-the-art methods will be used to detect signature of selection in hardy or underutilized breeds, to understand how environmental pressures shaped their genome.

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. "

Second 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."

Submitted scientific publication on the variance components for pilot ruminants breeds in a pilot selection of countries

The document includes one or several scientific publication on the variance components estimated in pilot ruminants breeds in a pilot panel of countries. The variance components are the genetic parameters required to carry out international evaluation. In particular, the genetic correlation between countries will be published.

Submitted scientific publication on the genetic parameters between efficiency, resilience and reproduction related traits in sheep and goats

This deliverable will provide genetic correlations between efficiency and resilience related traits in order to identify synergy andor tradeoffs under genetic control Additional traits related to reproduction will also be considered To do so a set of existing data from partners SRUC INRAE INIA UNILEON will be used as well as data produced in WP1 and WP2

Business and operation model for international evaluation of rams and bucks

It describes the business and operation model for international evaluation of rams and bucks. This deliverable consists in a specification of a ready-to-implement routine international evaluation infrastructure. This deliverable also describes the outline, expectations and organisations of a reference centre for small ruminants.

Paper and report for industry on new breeding goal traits for lifetime resilience for maternal sheep breeding programmes. New traits for productive longevity, fertility and body tissue mobilisation

Using large data sets from industry and long-term experimental flocks with detailed culling and death information, genetic and genomic analyses will be perform to propose new selection criteria for resilience.

Compilation of training session reports

Document including all the minutes of the different training sessions organised within SMARTER framework.

Report on new immunological and physiological profiles linked to disease phenotypes in locally-adapted breeds

Following parasite infections, antibody response, Fecal egg count, anaemia and haematocrit will be measured in several breed in order to identify the best criteria to evaluate the resistance and the resilience of animals.

Website on line, & communication package

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

Scientific manuscript source code with prediction models for trade-offs under nutritional and infectious challenges

In this deliverable, we will provide the source code and a draft paper consisting of detailed descriptions of model scope, assumptions, methodology and predictions of resilience trajectories for two types of trade-offs, generated by either nutritional or infectious challenges

Publicaciones

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

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

Animal Board Invited Review: Meta-analysis of genetic parameters for resilience and efficiency traits in goats and sheep,

Autores: S. Mucha, F. Tortereau, A. Doeschl-Wilson, R. Rupp, J. Conington,
Publicado en: Animal, Edición Volume 16, Edición 3,, 2022, Página(s) 100456, ISSN 1751-7311
Editor: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100456

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

Autores: Morales-González E, Fernández J, Pong-Wong R, Toro MA and Villanueva B
Publicado en: Genetic Selection Evolution, 2021, ISSN 0999-193X
Editor: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.3390/genes12050673

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

Autores: Zully Ramos, Dorian J. Garrick, Hugh T. Blair, Brenda Vera, Gabriel Ciappesoni and Paul R. Kenyon
Publicado en: Genes, Edición 14(1),, 2023, Página(s) 167, ISSN 2073-4425
Editor: 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

Autores: Pablo A. S. Fonseca; Aroa Suárez-Vega; Rocio Pelayo; Hector Marina; María Alonso-García; Beatriz Gutiérrez-Gil; Juan-José Arranz
Publicado en: Scientific reports, Edición 13, 2023, Página(s) 4351, ISSN 2045-2322
Editor: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31546-3

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

Autores: Karolina Kaseja, Sebastian Mucha, Ed Smith, John Yates, Georgios Banos, Joanne Conington
Publicado en: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Edición J Anim Breed Genet. 2023;140:462–471, 2023, Página(s) 462-471, ISSN 6790-4823
Editor: International Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12771

Association Study of Parasite Resistance to Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Corriedale Sheep

Autores: Carracelas, E.A. Navajas, B. Vera, G. Ciappesoni
Publicado en: Genes, Edición 13 (9), 2022, ISSN 2073-4425
Editor: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/genes13091548

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

Autores: Macedo, F. L., Astruc, J. M., Meuwissen, T. H. E., & Legarra, A.
Publicado en: Journal of Dairy Science, Edición 105, 2022, ISSN 0022-0302
Editor: 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

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

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

Autores: Fitzmaurice, S., Conington, J., McDermott, K., McHugh, N., & Banos, G.
Publicado en: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Edición 139, 2022, Página(s) 342– 350, ISSN 6790-4823
Editor: 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

Autores: Rodríguez-Ramilo S., Reverter A., Legarra A.
Publicado en: JDS Communications, Edición 2 (3), 2021, Página(s) 132-136, ISSN 2666-9102
Editor: Elsevier Inc and FASS Inc.
DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2020-0011

Exploring the value of genomicpredictions to simultaneouslyimprove production potential andresilience of farmed animals

Autores: Masoud Ghaderi Zefreh1*, Andrea B. Doeschl-Wilson1,Valentina Riggio1, Oswald Matika1,2and Ricardo Pong-Wong
Publicado en: Frontiers in Genetics, Edición 10.3389/fgene.2023.1127530, 2023, Página(s) 1127530, ISSN 1664-8021
Editor: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8224884

Relationships between growth-related traits with carcass and meat quality traits in Spanish Assaf suckling lambs

Autores: Javier Mateo a, Irma Caro b, Aroa Suárez-Vega c, Diego Eloy Carballo d, María Alonso-García c, Juan José Arranz c, Beatriz Gutiérrez-Gil
Publicado en: Livestock Science, Edición Volume 269, March 2023,, 2023, Página(s) 105173, ISSN 1871-1413
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2023.105173

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

Autores: K. Schwarz, B, Bapst, M. Holinger, S. Thüer, I. Schleip, S. Werne
Publicado en: Veterinary Parasitology, 2020, ISSN 0304-4017
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.vpoa.2020.100030

Genome-wide association study for milk production and conformation traits in Canadian Alpine and Saanen dairy goats

Autores: Erin Massender Hinayah R. Oliveira Luiz F. Brito Christine F. Baes Brian Sullivan Flavio S. Schenkel
Publicado en: Journal of Dairy Science - Research, Edición RESEARCH| VOLUME 106, ISSUE 2, FEBRUARY 2023, 2022, Página(s) 1168-1189, ISSN 0022-0302
Editor: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22223

Assessing the Genomics Structure of Dorper and White Dorper Variants, and Dorper Populations in South Africa and Hungary

Autores: George Wanjala, Putri Kusuma Astuti, Zoltán Bagi, Nelly Kichamu, Péter Strauszand Szilvia Kusza
Publicado en: Biology, Edición Vol 12, issue 3, 2023, Página(s) 386, ISSN 2079-7737
Editor: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/biology12030386

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

Autores: S. Vouraki, A. Gelasakis, V. Fotiadou, G. Banos, G. Arsenos
Publicado en: Veterinary Sciences, Edición 9(6), 2022, ISSN 2078-2489
Editor: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9060289

Population structure and breed composition prediction in a multi-breed sheep population using genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes

Autores: A.C. O’Brien, D.C. Purfield, M.M. Judge, C. Long, S. Fair, D.P. Berry
Publicado en: Animal, Edición Vol 14, issue 3, 2020, Página(s) Pages 464-474, ISSN 1751-7311
Editor: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/s1751731119002398

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

Autores: Antonios S., Rodríguez-Ramilo S., Aguilar I., Astruc J., Legarra A., VITEZICA Z.
Publicado en: Journal of Dairy Science, Edición 104, 2021, Página(s) 3221-3230, ISSN 0022-0302
Editor: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-18761

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

Autores: 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
Publicado en: Evolutionary Applications, Edición vol 15, issue 9, 2022, ISSN 1752-4571
Editor: Evolutionary applications
DOI: 10.1111/eva.13442

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

Autores: J. Raoul, J.M. Elsen
Publicado en: Animal, 2021, ISSN 1751-7311
Editor: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2020.100040

Genetic parameters of animal traits associated with coccidian and nematode parasite load and growth in Scottish Blackface sheep

Autores: A. Pacheco, T.N. McNeilly, G. Banos, J. Conington
Publicado en: Animal, Edición Vol 15, issue 4, 2021, Página(s) 100185, ISSN 1751-7311
Editor: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2021.100185

Reliabilities of estimated breeding values in models with metafounders

Autores: Matias Bermann, Ignacio Aguilar, Daniela Lourenco, Ignacy Misztal & Andres Legarra
Publicado en: Genetics Selection Evolution, Edición volume 55, Article number: 6 (2023), 2023, Página(s) 55:6, ISSN 0999-193X
Editor: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12711-023-00778-2

Multivariate analysis of milk metabolite measures shows potential for deriving new resilience phenotypes

Autores: M. Ithurbide, H. Wang, T. Fassier, L. Zheyuan, J. Pires, T. Larsen, J. Cao, R. Rupp, N.C. Friggens
Publicado en: Journal of Dairy Science, Edición in press, 2023, ISSN 0022-0302
Editor: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23332

Opportunities and limits of commercial farm data to study the genetic determinism of feed efficiency throughout lactation in dairy sheep

Autores: C. Machefert 1, C. Robert-Granié 1, G. Lagriffoul 2, S. Parisot 3, C. Allain 3, D. Portes 3, J.M Astruc 2, P. Hassoun 4, H. Larroque 1
Publicado en: animal, Edición August 2023, 2023, Página(s) 100951, ISSN 1751-7311
Editor: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100951

Discovering novel clues of natural selection on four worldwide goat breeds

Autores: Arianna Manunza, Johanna Ramirez Diaz, Brian L Sayre, Paolo Cozzi, Tania Bobbo, Tatiana Deniskova, Arsen Dotsev, Natalia Zinovieva & Alessandra Stella
Publicado en: Scientific Reports, Edición volume 13, Article number: 2110 (2023), 2023, ISSN 2045-2322
Editor: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-27490-x

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

Autores: Carracelas, E.A. Navajas, B. Vera, G. Ciappesoni
Publicado en: Agrociencia Uruguay, Edición Vol. 26 n.2, 2022, Página(s) 1-13, ISSN 2730-5066
Editor: 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

Autores: Doeschl-Wilson A, Knap P.W., Opriessnig T. and More S.J.
Publicado en: Animal, Edición 15, 2021, Página(s) 100286, ISSN 1751-7311
Editor: 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

Autores: F. Amarilho-Silveira, I. de Barbieri, J. Araujo Cobucia, C. Marques Balconi, G. Ferreira de Ferreira, G. Ciappesoni
Publicado en: Livestock Science, Edición Vol. 258, 2022, Página(s) 1-12, ISSN 1871-1413
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2022.104889

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

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

Partitioning of the genetic trends of French dairy sheep in Mendelian samplings and long-term contributions

Autores: S. Antonios, A. Legarra, R. Pong-Wong, J. M. Astruc, S. T. Rodríguez-Ramilo, and Z. G. Vitezica
Publicado en: Journal of Dairy Science, Edición Vol 106, No 9, 2023, Página(s) 2023, ISSN 0022-0302
Editor: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-23009

Validation of single-step genomic BLUP random regression test-day models and SNP effects analysis on milk yield in French Saanen goats

Autores: M. Arnal C. Robert-Granié V. Ducrocq H. Larroque
Publicado en: Journal of Dairy Science, Edición VOLUME 106, ISSUE 7, JULY 2023, 2023, Página(s) P4813-4824, ISSN 0022-0302
Editor: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22550

Feed conversion efficiency in sheep genetically selected for resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes

Autores: G. F. Ferreira, G. Ciappesoni, D. Castells, F. Amarilho-Silveira, E. A. Navajas, D. Giorello, G. Banchero and I. De Barbieri
Publicado en: Animal Production Science, Edición Vol 61, issue 8, 2021, Página(s) 754-760, ISSN 1836-0939
Editor: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Publishing
DOI: 10.1071/an20121

Why breed disease-resilient livestock, and how?

Autores: Knap P.W. and Doeschl-Wilson A
Publicado en: Genetics Selection Evolution, Edición 52, 2020, Página(s) 60, ISSN 0999-193X
Editor: 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

Autores: Tiphaine Macé, Eliel González‑García, Didier Foulquié, Fabien Carrière, Julien Pradel, Christian Durand, Sebastien Douls, Charlotte Allain, Sara Parisot and Dominique Hazard
Publicado en: BMC Genomics, Edición (2022) 23:412, 2022, ISSN 1471-2164
Editor: 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.

Autores: Garcia-Baccino C. A., MARIE-ETANCELIN C., Tortereau F., Marcon D., Weisbecker J.-L., Legarra A.
Publicado en: Genetics Selection Evolution, Edición 53, 2021, ISSN 0999-193X
Editor: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12711-020-00595-x

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

Autores: I. Granado-Tajada, A. Legarra, E. Ugarte
Publicado en: Journal of Dairy Science, Edición 103/7, 2020, Página(s) 6346-6353, ISSN 0022-0302
Editor: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-18033

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

Autores: Noirin McHugh, Thierry Pabiou, Kevin McDermott, Eamon Wall, Donagh P Berry
Publicado en: Translational Animal Science, Edición 4/1, 2020, Página(s) 242-249, ISSN 2573-2102
Editor: 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

Autores: F.L. Macedo, A. Reverter, A. Legarra
Publicado en: Journal of Dairy Science, Edición 103/1, 2020, Página(s) 529-544, ISSN 0022-0302
Editor: 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.

Autores: Macedo F., Christensen O., Legarra A.
Publicado en: JDS Communications, 2021, Página(s) 31-34, ISSN 2666-9102
Editor: Elsevier Inc and FASS Inc.
DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2020-0010

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

Autores: Aroa Suárez-Vega, Pilar Frutos, Beatriz Gutiérrez-Gil, Cristina Esteban-Blanco, Pablo G Toral, Juan-José Arranz, Gonzalo Hervás
Publicado en: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Edición 03 April 2023 Sec. Livestock Genomics Volume 10 -, 2023, Página(s) pp 2023, ISSN 2297-1769
Editor: 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

Autores: V. Tsartsianidou, A. Pavlidis, E. Tosiou, G. Arsenos, G. Banos, A. Triantafyllidis
Publicado en: animal, Edición Volume 17, Edición 3, March 2023,, 2023, Página(s) pp 100723, ISSN 1751-7311
Editor: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100723

Breeding options for nematode resistance in Lacaune dairy sheep

Autores: S. Werne a, K. Schwarz a, S. Thüer a, B. Bapst b
Publicado en: animal, Edición Volume 17, Edición 5, May 2023, 2023, Página(s) 100772, ISSN 1751-7311
Editor: 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

Autores: T. Rodríguez-Ramilo, J. M. Elsen, A. Legarra
Publicado en: Journal of Dairy Science, 2019, ISSN 0022-0302
Editor: 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

Autores: 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
Publicado en: Research in Veterinary Science, Edición Volume 159, June 2023,, 2023, Página(s) Pages 57-65, ISSN 2078-2489
Editor: 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

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

Short communication: Methods to compute genomic inbreeding for ungenotyped individuals

Autores: A. Legarra, I. Aguilar, J.J. Colleau
Publicado en: Journal of Dairy Science, Edición Vol. 103, issue 4, 2020, Página(s) P3363-3367, ISSN 0022-0302
Editor: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17750

Novel Resilient and Sustainable Farm Profiles in Small Ruminant Production Systems Using Mathematical Programming Model

Autores: Alexandros Theodoridis; Athanasios Ragkos; Sotiria Vouraki; Georgios Arsenos; Antonios Kominakis; Stephanie Coppin; Vincent Thenard; Tim J. Byrne
Publicado en: Sustainability - Special Edición Sustainable Livestock Production and Management, Edición 15(15), 2023, Página(s) 11499, ISSN 2071-1050
Editor: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su151511499

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

Autores: S. Fitzmaurice, J. Conington, N. Fetherstone, T. Pabiou, K. McDermott, E. Wall, G. Banos, N. McHugh
Publicado en: Animal, 2020, ISSN 1751-7311
Editor: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/s1751731119002908

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

Autores: Florian Touitou, Flavie Tortereau, Lydie Bret, Nathalie Marty-Gasset, Didier Marcon and Annabelle Meynadier
Publicado en: Metabolites, Edición vol 12, issue 4, 2022, ISSN 2078-2489
Editor: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/metabo12040304

A genome-wide association study reveals novel SNP markers associated with resilience traits in two Mediterranean dairy sheep breeds

Autores: Angeliki Argyriadou1, Sofia Michailidou, Sotiria Vouraki, Valentina Tsartsianidou, Alexandros Triantafyllidis, Athanasios Gelasakis, Georgios Banos, Georgios Arsenos
Publicado en: Frontiers in Genetics, Edición Volume 14 - Sec. Livestock Genomics, 2023, ISSN 1664-8021
Editor: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1294573

Predicting feed efficiency traits in growing lambs from their ruminal microbiota

Autores: . Le Graveranda,⇑, C. Marie-Etancelina, A. Meynadiera, J.-L. Weisbeckera, D. Marconb, F. Tortereaua
Publicado en: animal, Edición Volume 17, Edición 6, June 2023,, 2023, Página(s) 100824, ISSN 1751-732X
Editor: 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

Autores: Zully Ramos, Dorian J Garrick, Hugh T Blair, Ignacio De Barbieri, Gabriel Ciappesoni, Fabio Montossi, Paul R Kenyon
Publicado en: Journal of Animal Science, Volume 101, 2023, skad071,, 2023, ISSN 1525-3163
Editor: 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.

Autores: Legarra A., Garcia-Baccino C.A., Wientjes Y.C.J., Vitezica Z.G.
Publicado en: Genetics, Edición Volume 219, Edición 4, 2021, ISSN 1943-2631
Editor: 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

Autores: 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
Publicado en: Genes, Edición Vol 13, Edición 1, 2021, ISSN 2073-4425
Editor: 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

Autores: M. Ben Braiek, S. Fabre, C. Hoze, J.M. Astruc, C. Moreno-Romieux
Publicado en: Genetics Selection Evolution, 2021, ISSN 0999-193X
Editor: 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

Autores: M. Ithurbide, C. Huau, I. Palhière, T. Fassier, N.C. Friggens, R. Rupp
Publicado en: Journal of Dairy Science, Edición Vol. 105, n. 3, 2022, ISSN 0022-0302
Editor: 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

Autores: A. Garcia-Baccino, C. Pineda-Quiroga, J. M. Astruc, E. Ugarte, A. Legarra
Publicado en: JDS Communication, Edición Vol. 3 Edición 4, 2022, ISSN 2666-9102
Editor: JDS communications
DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2021-0195

Genetics parameters of feed efficiency in dairy goats, under commercial conditions

Autores: Chassier, M.; Mosnier, F.; Rupp, R.; Bluet, B.; Bailly-Salins, A.; Palhière, Isabelle
Publicado en: Rencontres autour des Recherches sur les Ruminants 3R, Edición 27, 2023
Editor: HAL
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_62

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

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

PL-8 A review of sheep resilience 10th International Sheep Veterinary Congress (ISVC 2023)

Autores: I. De Barbieri, E. Navajas, F. Douhard, J. Conington, Z. Ramos, G. Ciappesoni
Publicado en: Animal - science proceedings, Edición Volume 14, Edición 1, March 2023,, 2023, Página(s) Pages 11-12, ISSN 1751-7311
Editor: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.anscip.2023.01.009

Benefits from recent and on-going projects on adaptation and resilience in French dairy sheep and goats

Autores: J.M. Astruc, D. Buisson, V. Clément, G. Lagriffoul, H. Larroque, A. Legarra, I. Palhière, E. Ugarte and C. Moreno-Romieux
Publicado en: Options Mediterranennes, Edición Series A: Mediterranean Seminars - 2022- Number 129, 2022, ISSN 1811-3419
Editor: CIHEAM
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7443105

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