Frontiers in Animal Science | Animal Breeding and Genetics

Original Research

Published on 04 Dec 2025

Bovine respiratory disease-associated ultrasonographic lung lesions in Holstein calves: a genomic perspective on copy number variants and homozygosity

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Francesca Bernini
Antonio Boccardo
Andrea Delledonne
Valerio Bronzo
Giacomo Lanfredi
Alessandro Bagnato
Maria G. Strillacci

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1700819

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Original Research

Published on 03 Dec 2025

Genetic insights into Alpine goats raised on Lombardy’s farms

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Carlotta Ferrari
Chiara Punturiero
Andrea Delledonne
Raffaella Milanesi
Alessandro Bagnato
Maria Giuseppina Strillacci

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1664380

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Review

Accepted on 21 Nov 2025

Enhancing diagnostic accuracy and health monitoring in goats of Sub-Saharan Africa: The role of haematological parameters and their molecular genetics

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Dakalo Nemukula
Khathutshelo Nephawe
Bohani Mtileni
Khanyisile Hadebe
Takalani Mpofu

Frontiers in Animal Science

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Original Research

Published on 21 Nov 2025

Tracing shared genomic regions among local cattle breeds from Sardinia

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Paola Erminia Milia
Laura Falchi
Alberto Cesarani
Nicolo Pietro Paolo Macciotta
Corrado Dimauro

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1685894

911 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Oct 2025

Genetic correlated responses to selection for resilience in key inflammatory and stress biomarkers under heat stress of rabbits

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Daniel Serrano-Jara
Iván Agea
Gema Romero
María José Argente
María Antonia Santacreu
María de la Luz García

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1694508

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Original Research

Published on 17 Oct 2025

miRNA-mRNA crosstalk in porcine longissimus dorsi muscle: multi-omics identification of breed-specific regulatory networks and functional verification

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Xiaojin Li
Fei Xie
Changsheng Jiang
Mengmeng Jin
Weigang Zhao
Ahmed H. Ghonaim
Man Ren
Shenghe Li
Yafei Gao
Zongjun Yin

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1630616

999 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Oct 2025

Estimates of genetic and environmental (co)variances for vertebral deformities and vaccine-induced side effects in Atlantic salmon

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Bjarne Gjerde
Tale Marie Karlsson-Drangsholt
Jørgen Ødegård
Frode Finne-Fridell
Ingunn Thorland
Kirsti Hjelde

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1609372

1,119 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Oct 2025

Impact of three light smoltification regimes on the performance and genetic parameters of traits in Atlantic salmon

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Bjarne Gjerde
Solomon Antwi Boison
David Hazlerigg
Trine Ytrestøyl
Turid Mørkøre
Even Jørgensen
Anja Striberny
Simen Rød Sandve

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1615804

1,574 views

Review

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Synergy between genetics and nutrition: a systematic review of factors affecting performance in dairy cows

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Danqing Qin
Rui Gao
Dejun Ji

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1653052

1,302 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Sep 2025

Temperature modulates bimodal reproduction and energy allocation in the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Zerui Liu
Xinye Zhao
Jia Zhang
Yu Guo
Gang Yu
Zhenhua Ma
Chuanxin Qin

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1635191

961 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

FSH-mediated regulation of POSTN expression in ovine granulosa cells via SRF transcription factor

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Linlin Pei
Wenhao Wang
Peilin Guo
Xinhua Duan
Xin Xu
Chunjie Liu

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1637526

1,002 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Aug 2025

Gene network analysis of fat composition in beef of Bos taurus indicus influenced cattle

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Eduardo Emilio Rodriguez
Joel D. Leal-Gutierrez
Chad Carr
Raluca G. Mateescu

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1641988

1,436 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Aug 2025

Mapping genomic regions affecting resilience traits in a large dairy farm of Holstein cows

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Chiara Punturiero
Andrea Delledonne
Carlotta Ferrari
Alessandro Bagnato
Maria Giuseppina Strillacci

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1627086

1,352 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Jul 2025

Perceptions of pastoral communities on cattle breed improvement: insights from Uganda’s community-based breeding scheme

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Gonzaga Ssekibaala
John Ilukor
Fredrick Bagamba

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1596891

1,357 views

Review

Published on 25 Jun 2025

Building gender considerations into livestock breeding in low- and middle-income countries

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

A. Galiè
J. M. K. Ojango
C. R. Farnworth
H. Jumba
L. Roeven
K. Marshall

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1511992

4,186 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jun 2025

Qualitative and quantitative characterization of the Surma cattle population in the Bench Maji Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Gedefaw Fetene
Wondmagegn Kefyalew Alemayehu
Damitie Kebede
Teshale Dereje Birara

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1565748

1,279 views