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Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Animal welfare


Improving offspring survival outcomes for mammalian livestock species

Peta Bradley, Daniel Brown, Kim Bunter, Jo-Anne Harper, David Johnston and Laura Vargovic

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genetic parameters and genome-wide signals for social network analysis traits from feeder replacement events in beef cattle

Joel Alves, Gustavo Henrique Borges, Luà­s Fernando Carneiro Araujo, Maria Eugàªnia Mercadante, Lucio Flavio Mota, Karine Daenquele Pinto, Gustavo Roberto Rodrigues, Tainara Luana Soares and Julia Valente

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Neonatal piglets exhibit differential gene expression in brain and adrenal tissue associated with maternal resilience to social stress

Catherine Ernst, Andrea Luttman and Nancy Raney

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome and its genetic association with repeated skin damage scores

Simone Guimarà£es, Egbert Knol, Natalia Leite, Daniela Lourenco, Arjan Neerhof, Arielly Oliveira Garcia, Renata Rocha and Roos Vogelzang

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Quantifying social genetic variance for feed efficiency in pigs

Joaquim Casellas, Noelia Ibáà±ez Escriche, Sara Negro, Pedro Nuà±ez and Luis Varona

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genetic Evaluation of Sow Reproductive Traits with Selection Based on Free Farrowing Data: Implications for Current and Future Breeding Program

Maja Iversen, Ellen Maud Langmoen-Kosaka, Dan Olsen, Justin Reimer and Laura Vargovic

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

How genetic background and early post-mixing social interactions shape dynamic patterns of dyadic aggression in pigs

Xiaohan Jiang, Janice Siegford and Juan Steibel

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genetic analysis and simulation of locomotion and social traits in turkeys

Piter Bijma, Peter de With, Harmen Doekes, Patrick Langenhuizen, Jeff Mohr, Ryley Vanderhout, Bram Visser and Zhuoshi Wang

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genetic relationship between feather cover and survival in crossbred laying hens

ILIYASS BIADA, Cristina Casto Rebollo, David Cavero Pintado and Noelia Ibáà±ez Escriche

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Sensitivity of genomic heritability and predictive ability to SNP-panel reduction in dairy cattle personality traits

Philipp Hasenpusch, Anita Seidel, Georg Thaller and Thore Wilder

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genetics of maternal defensive aggressiveness in Swiss Landrace sows

Rick D'Eath, Negar Khayatzadeh, Nicole Maffezzini, Ricardo Pong-Wong, Rainer Roehe and Simon Turner

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genetic determination of positive and negative social behavioural traits in pigs

Gareth Arnott, Mark Brims, Mhairi Jack, Alena Kadlecova, Alistair Lawrence, Victoria E. Lee, Craig Lewis, Gabriella Lima, Tuan Nguyen, Lucy Oldham, Kenneth Rutherford, Piero Seddaiu, Isaiah Spath and Simon Turner

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Aquaculture


The role of linked genomic architecture in shaping population structure and complex phenotypes in farmed Atlantic salmon

Roberto Carvalheiro, Brad Evans, Hooi Ling Khaw, James Kijas, Curtis Lind, Tim Luke and Wagdy Mekkawy

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Deciphering the genetic architecture of key economic traits in Atlantic cod breeding using a custom designed SNP Array

Muhammad Aslam, à˜yvind hansen, Anne Kettunen and Marie Lillehammer

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Optimisation of genomic selection for harvest traits of Malabar red snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus)

maura carrai, Jose Domingos, Rachel ho, Dean R. Jerry, David B. Jones, purushothaman kathiresan, joyce koh, bing Liang, Grace loo, Cecile Massault, hazim mohamed, maria nayfa, vu nguyen, xueyan shen, celestine terence, saraphina tneo and shubha vij

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Methylome and transcriptome profiles reveal the importance of glycometabolism in thermal plasticity of large yellow croaker 

Ning Li, Yanfei Yang, Yichen Li, Yidi Wu and Peng Xu

2026-07-09 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Accounting for Different Ploidy Levels in Trout Genetic Evaluations in a Commercial Breeding Program

Marco Bink, Mario Calus, Katharina Correa, Kasper Janssen, Kyle Martin, Jan ten Napel, Jeremie Vandenplas and Addie Vereijken

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genetic parameters for survival rate and harvest weight in Litopenaeus vannamei in commercial ponds in Ecuador using genomic relationships

Juana Chuma-Alvarez, Walter Intriago Dà­az and Hugo Horacio Montaldo Valdenegro

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Does selection for growth affect heart morphology in Atlantic Salmon? Evidence from image-based phenotyping

Aqeel Ahmad, Peer Berg, Gareth Difford, Hanne Dvergedal, Nicholas Jacob, Gunnar Klemetsdal, Jørgen à˜degà¥rd, Jisoo Park and Gerrit Timmerhaus

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genetic architecture of resistance to bacterial cold water disease in rainbow trout is altered in response to genetic changes in causative bacterial pathogen

Jason Evenhuis, Sixin Liu, Roseanna Long, Kyle Martin, Yniv Palti, Shogo Tsuruta, Roger Vallejo and Gregory Wiens

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Selective breeding alters nutritional needs of farmed fish – a model integrating breeding and fish nutrition to support fish welfare

Antti Kause, Tomé Silva and Filipe Soares

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genetic variation for growth in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) under coinfection

Matt Baranski, Solomon Boison, Binyam Dagnachew, Bjarne Gjerde, Marie Lillehammer and Brand Werner

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency Performance in Large Yellow Croaker

Miaosheng Feng, Pengxin Jiang, Ning Li, Peng Xu and Tao Zhou

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Improving commercial body weight in turbot using records from fish measured under production conditions

Jesús Fernández, Silvia Garcà­a-Ballesteros, Elisabet Morales-González and Beatriz Villanueva

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Article


A recursive algorithm for computation of the elements of T-1 required for inverting the numerator relationship for genotyped animals

Azwihangwisi Maiwashe

2026-07-12 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Avian


Phenotypic Differences During Early Development in Gallus gallus

Hailey Hoffman

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genome-wide association studies on growth and fitness traits of a Pekin duck using imputed genotypes

Fasil Kebede, Andreas Kranis, Oswald Matika, Kiah McIntosh, Anne Rae and Eirini Tarsani

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Phenotypic and genomic characterization of body weight traits of African chickens reared under semi-scavenging conditions

Georgios Banos, Pourya Davoudi, Tadelle Dessie, Wondmeneh Esatu, Mekonnen Girma, Olivier Hanotte, Birhan Kassa, Fasil Kebede, Bersabhe Solomon, Eirini Tarsani and Kellie Watson

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genetic Characterization of the Chicken TAPBP Gene and Its Haplotypic Association with BF2 in the Major Histocompatibility Complex

Trisha Agulto, Eunjin Cho, Roshani Fernando, Andy van Hateren, Jaewon Kim and Jun Heon Lee

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Investigating the Genetic Background of Northern Fowl Mite Infestation on Cage-Free Laying Hens.

Luiz Brito, Marisa Erasmus, Amy Murillo, Hinayah Oliveria, Elaina Sculley, Hayley Sutherland and Anna Wolc

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genetic Analysis of Egg Production and Quality Traits in Indigenous Tanzanian Chickens

Esinam Amuzu-Aweh, Gaspar Chiwanga, Nadira Chouicha, Jack Dekkers, Rodrigo Gallardo, Terra Kelly, Susan Lamont, Tapiwanashe Magwaba, Esther Mollel, Peter Msoffe, Amandus Muhairwa, James Mushi, Muhammed Walugembe, Anna Wolc and Huaijun Zhou

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

SIRT1 attenuates the host resistance to Salmonella by negatively regulating the immune response in chicken

qianmei Gao and Qinghe Li

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Identification of a novel candidate gene for female puberty in birds

Q. L. Wang, X. Q. Wang, Y. C. Dai, Y. C. Yang, S. B. Zhang, Q. P. Wang, C. L. Wen, C. J. Sun, Z. T. Yin and N. Yang

2026-07-10 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Standardization of slaughter by live weight in Caipira slow-growing broilers using nonlinear mixed models and genetic parameters for growth and carcass traits

Júlio Cesar Balieiro, Felipe Dilelis de Rezende Souza, Vamilton Franzo, Leonardo Mazzero, Gerson Mourà£o, Luciara de Paiva and Ricardo Ventura

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Faecal Microbiome Comparison of Two Goose Breeds Under Identical Rearing Conditions

Kamila Kłos, Anna Koseniuk, Maria Oczkowicz and Katarzyna Połtowicz

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genome-wide association study of bone integrity traits of femur in broiler chicken

Salvador Boccaletti Ramos, Sabrina Caetano, Diana Carvalho, Mônica Corràªa Ledur, Jane de Oliveira Peixoto, Luiz Lehmann Coutinho, Adriana Mércia Guaratini Ibelli and Danà­sio Prado Munari

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Growth and production performance of crossbred chicken providing similar nutritional plane

M Sarker

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genomic characteristics of heat tolerance-related variations among native and commercial chicken populations

Eunjin Cho, Roshani Fernando, Jaewon Kim, Jinhyeong Kim, Eunjung lee and Jun Heon Lee

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genome-Wide Association Study of Growth and Feed Efficiency in Commercial Broiler Chickens

Behnam Abasht

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Beef cattle


Genomic selection models for functional longevity in Brazilian Angus cattle

Gabriel Campos, Fernando Cardoso, Vinicius Junqueira, Daniela Lourenco and Hinayah Oliveria

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Assessment of genetic parameters and trends for growth, carcass, reproductive, feed-efficiency, and methane-emission traits in an experimental beef cattle population over four decades of selection

Joel Alves, Sarah Bonilha, Luiz Brito, Roberta Canesin, Joslaine Cyrillo, Fabieli Feitosa, Maria Eugàªnia Mercadante, Lucio Flavio Mota, Karine Daenquele Pinto, Gustavo Roberto Rodrigues, Tainara Luana Soares and Julia Valente

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genetic Insights into Bovine Eosinophilic Myositis: From Field Data to Genomic Selection Strategies

Sabrina Arrieudarre, Aurélia Baur, Mekki Boussaha, Marie Drouet, Clémentine Escouflaire, Sébastien Fritz, Cécile GROHS, Hélène Leclerc, Pauline Martin, Nicolas Oudot, Pauline Plasse and Rémi Salesses

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Structural Soundness Matters: Genomic Evaluation of Functional Morphology in Nellore Cattle

Milena Campos, Raphael Costa, Jorge Hidalgo, Henrique Mulim, Eduarda Oliveira and Hinayah Oliveria

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Residual Genomic Breeding Values as Indicators of Heat Resilience in a Beef on Dairy Population

Nader Deeb, Gabriela Gouveia, Jocelyn Johnson, Virginia Ribeiro, Pablo Ross, Adam Utsunomiya, Yuri Utsunomiya and Matheus Vieira

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genomic autosomal contribution to total additive and non-additive genetic effects for carcass weight and beef marbling in Japanese Black cattle

Hiroyuki Hirooka, Keiichi Inoue, Yuu Kishida, Motohide Nishio and Masayuki Takeda

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Disentangling the effects of heterosis on cow fertility traits in American Beefmaster cattle

Lance Bauer, Cassidy Catrett and Troy Rowan

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Evaluation of Impact of Genomic Data on EBV in Large Multi-breed Beef Cattle Genetic Evaluation

Ryan Boldt and Dorian Garrick

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Genomic analysis of weight gain in crossbred dairy calves

Christine Baes, Isis Hermisdorff, David Renaud, Flavio Schenkel, Lucas Silva Ferlin Lopes and Michael Steele

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Accounting for Dominance Improves Estimated Breeding Value Accuracy for Age at First Calving in Girolando Cattle

Marcos Vinicius Barbosa da Silva, Simone Guimarà£es, Mateus Guimarà£es dos Santos and Guilherme J. M. Rosa

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026

Preliminary results show high genetic correlations for carcass traits in Japanese Black and F1 Angus cattle

Madeliene Facy, Joe Grose and Adam Lloyd

2026-02-25 Volume 2026 • Issue 1 • 2026