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ArticleGenetics, selection, evolution : GSE2024

Including microbiome information in a multi-trait genomic evaluation: a case study on longitudinal growth performance in beef cattle.

Marina Martínez-Álvaro, Jennifer Mattock, Óscar González-Recio, Alejandro Saborío-Montero, Ziqing Weng, Joana Lima, Carol-Anne Duthie, Richard Dewhurst, Matthew A Cleveland, Mick Watson and 1 more

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Article in Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Frontiers in microbiology · 2026
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  8. Impact of virginiamycin on the ruminal microbiota of feedlot cattle.Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire · 2024
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  9. Exploring the Effect of GastrointestinalAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Marina Martínez-ÁlvaroInstitute of Animal Science and Technology, Universitat Politècnica de Valéncia, 46022, Valencia, Spain. mamaral9@upv.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2295-5839
Jennifer MattockScotland's Rural College, Easter Bush, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK.
Óscar González-RecioInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrarias, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
Alejandro Saborío-MonteroEscuela de Zootecnia y Centro de Investigación en Nutrición Animal, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, 11501, Costa Rica.
Ziqing WengGenus plc, DeForest, WI, 53532, USA.
Joana LimaScotland's Rural College, Easter Bush, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK.
Carol-Anne DuthieScotland's Rural College, Easter Bush, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK.
Richard DewhurstScotland's Rural College, Easter Bush, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK.
Matthew A ClevelandGenus plc, DeForest, WI, 53532, USA.
Mick WatsonScotland's Rural College, Easter Bush, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK.
Rainer RoeheScotland's Rural College, Easter Bush, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK. rainer.roehe@sruc.ac.uk.
Scotland's Rural College · GBGenus (United States) · USInstituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria · ESUniversidad de Costa Rica · CR

Funding

BBRSC BBSRC BB/N01720X/1UKRI BB/N016742/1UKRI BB/S006567/1UKRI BB/S006680/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGrowth rate is an important component of feed conversion efficiency in cattle and varies across the different stages of the finishing period. The metabolic effect of the rumen microbiome is essential for cattle growth, and investigating the genomic and microbial factors that underlie this temporal variation can help maximize feed conversion efficiency at each growth stage.

resultsBy analysing longitudinal body weights during the finishing period and genomic and metagenomic data from 359 beef cattle, our study demonstrates that the influence of the host genome on the functional rumen microbiome contributes to the temporal variation in average daily gain (ADG) in different months (ADG

conclusionsOur work sheds light on the role of the microbial metabolism in the growth trajectory of beef cattle at the genomic level and provides insights into the potential benefits of using microbiome information in future genomic breeding programs to accurately estimate GEBV and increase ADG at each finishing stage in beef cattle.

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GenomicsMicrobiotaAnimal FeedAnimalsBody WeightCattleMetagenomePhenotype

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PMID38491422
PMCPMC10943865
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