Bovine Genomics

The genetic information being unlocked by advances in genomic andhigh throughput technologies is rapidly revolutionizing ourunderstanding of developmental processes in bovine species. Thisinformation is allowing researchers unprecedented insight into thegenetic basis of key traits. Bovine Genomics is the firstbook to bring together and synthesize the information learnedthrough the bovine genome sequencing project and look at itspractical application to cattle and dairy production.

Bovine Genomics opens with foundational chapters on thedomestication of cattle and traditional Mendelian genetics.Building on these chapters, coverage rapidly moves to quantitativegenetics and the advances of whole genome technologies. Significantcoverage is given to such topics as epigenetics, mappingquantitative trail loci, genome–wide association studies andgenomic selection in cattle breeding. The book is a valuablesynthesis of the field written by a global team of leadingresearchers.

Providing wide–ranging coverage of the topic, BovineGenomic, is an essential guide to the field. The basic andapplied science will be of use to researchers, breeders, andadvanced students.

List of Contributors

Foreword

Chapter 1. The Origins of Cattle
Matthew D. Teasdale and Daniel G. Bradley

Chapter 2. Mendelian Inheritance in Cattle
Frank Nicholas

Chapter 3. Genetics of Coat Color in Cattle
Sheila M. Schmutz

Chapter 4. From Quantitative Genetics to Quantitative Genomics:A Personal Odyssey
Morris Soller

Chapter 5. Cartography of the Bovine Genome
James E. Womack

Chapter 6. History of Linkage Mapping the Bovine Genome
Stephanie D. McKay and Robert D. Schnabel

Chapter 7. Bovine X and Y Chromosomes
F. Abel Ponce de Le´on and Wansheng Liu

Chapter 8. Cattle Comparative Genomics and ChromosomalEvolution
Denis M. Larkin

Chapter 9. Sequencing the Bovine Genome
Kim Worley and Richard Gibbs

Chapter 10. Bovine Genome Architecture
David L. Adelson

Chapter 11. Bovine Epigenetics and Epigenomics
Xiuchun (Cindy) Tian

Chapter 12. Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci
Joel I. Weller

Chapter 13. Genome–Wide Association Studies and LinkageDisequilibrium in Cattle
M. E. Goddard and B. J. Hayes

Chapter 14. Genomic Selection in Beef Cattle
Jeremy F. Taylor, Stephanie D. McKay, Megan M. Rolf, Holly R.Ramey, Jared E. Decker, and Robert D. Schnabel

Chapter 15. Impact of High–Throughput Genotyping and Sequencingon the Identification of Genes and Variants Underlying PhenotypicVariation in Domestic Cattle
Michel Georges

Index

James E. Womack is the W. P. Luse Endowed and Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology at Texas A&M University and Professor of Animal Genetics and Disease, WCU Biomodulation Program, Seoul National University.

As the book assumes a degree of prior understanding ofthe subject, it will be of particular interest to advanced studentsand researchers but, likewise, can provide a comprehensive overviewfor all those interested in the history and state of affairs in theunderstanding of the bovine genome and its application inbreeding.   (International Journal of DairyTechnology, 3 August  2013)