Advances in livestock genomics: opening the barn door. Academic Article

abstract

• Genome research in animals used in agriculture has progressed rapidly in recent years, moving from rudimentary genome maps to trait maps to gene discovery. These advances are the result of animal genome projects following closely in the footsteps of the Human Genome Project, which has opened the door to genome research in farm animals. In return, genome research in livestock species is contributing to our understanding of chromosome evolution and to informing the human genome. Enhancement of these contributions plus the much anticipated application of DNA-based tools to animal health and production can be expected as livestock genomics enters its sequencing era.

authors

• Womack, James

published proceedings

• Genome Res

author list (cited authors)

• Womack, J. E.

citation count

• 67

complete list of authors

• Womack, James E

publication date

• December 2005

publisher

• Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory  Publisher

published in

• Genome Research  Journal

keywords

• Animal Husbandry
• Animals
• Animals, Domestic
• Cattle
• Chromosome Mapping
• Genome
• Genomics
• Goats
• Horses
• Humans
• Sequence Analysis, DNA
• Sheep
• Swine

PubMed Central ID

• 16339368

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1101/gr.3809105

start page

• 1699

end page

• 1705

volume

• 15

issue

• 12

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gr.3809105