The genetic information being unlocked by advances in genomic and high throughput technologies is rapidly revolutionizing our understanding of developmental processes in bovine species. This information is allowing researchers unprecedented insight into the genetic basis of key traits. Bovine Genomics is the first book to bring together and synthesize the information learned through the bovine genome sequencing project and look at its practical application to cattle and dairy production. Bovine Genomics opens with foundational chapters on the domestication of cattle and traditional Mendelian genetics. Building on these chapters, coverage rapidly moves to quantitative genetics and the advances of whole genome technologies. Significant coverage is given to such topics as epigenetics, mapping quantitative trail loci, genome-wide association studies and genomic selection in cattle breeding. The book is a valuable synthesis of the field written by a global team of leading researchers. Providing wide-ranging coverage of the topic, Bovine Genomic, is an essential guide to the field. The basic and applied science will be of use to researchers, breeders, and advanced students.

The genetic information being unlocked by advances in genomic and high throughput technologies is rapidly revolutionizing our understanding of developmental processes in bovine species. This information is allowing researchers unprecedented insight into the genetic basis of key traits. Bovine Genomics is the first book to bring together and synthesize the information learned through the bovine genome sequencing project and look at its practical application to cattle and dairy production.Bovine Genomics opens with foundational chapters on the domestication of cattle and traditional Mendelian genetics. Building on these chapters, coverage rapidly moves to quantitative genetics and the advances of whole genome technologies. Significant coverage is given to such topics as epigenetics, mapping quantitative trail loci, genome-wide association studies and genomic selection in cattle breeding. The book is a valuable synthesis of the field written by a global team of leading researchers.Providing wide-ranging coverage of the topic, Bovine Genomic, is an essential guide to the field. The basic and applied science will be of use to researchers, breeders, and advanced students.

List of ContributorsForewordChapter 1. The Origins of CattleMatthew D. Teasdale and Daniel G. BradleyChapter 2. Mendelian Inheritance in CattleFrank NicholasChapter 3. Genetics of Coat Color in CattleSheila M. SchmutzChapter 4. From Quantitative Genetics to Quantitative Genomics:A Personal OdysseyMorris SollerChapter 5. Cartography of the Bovine GenomeJames E. WomackChapter 6. History of Linkage Mapping the Bovine GenomeStephanie D. McKay and Robert D. SchnabelChapter 7. Bovine X and Y ChromosomesF. Abel Ponce de Le´on and Wansheng LiuChapter 8. Cattle Comparative Genomics and ChromosomalEvolutionDenis M. LarkinChapter 9. Sequencing the Bovine GenomeKim Worley and Richard GibbsChapter 10. Bovine Genome ArchitectureDavid L. AdelsonChapter 11. Bovine Epigenetics and EpigenomicsXiuchun (Cindy) TianChapter 12. Mapping Quantitative Trait LociJoel I. WellerChapter 13. Genome-Wide Association Studies and LinkageDisequilibrium in CattleM. E. Goddard and B. J. HayesChapter 14. Genomic Selection in Beef CattleJeremy F. Taylor, Stephanie D. McKay, Megan M. Rolf, Holly R.Ramey, Jared E. Decker, and Robert D. SchnabelChapter 15. Impact of High-Throughput Genotyping and Sequencingon the Identification of Genes and Variants Underlying PhenotypicVariation in Domestic CattleMichel GeorgesIndex