Fine mapping genetic variants affecting birth weight in sheep: a GWAS of 3007 individuals using low-coverage whole genome sequencing
This study demonstrates the utility of lcWGS as a cost-effective, high-resolution tool for dissecting complex traits in livestock. Our findings not only advance the understanding of birth weight genetics in sheep but also offer a blueprint for accelerating genetic improvement programs in global livestock production through cost-effective, genome-wide approaches.
Authors
- Xihong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8277-969X)
- Gang Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9690-5995)
- Yu Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4821-3585)
- Mengxi Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6144-1841)
- Bo Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1764-8028)
- Xinyue Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6093-6335)
- Haiyan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8617-6848)
- Ran Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8584-4100)
- Shuo Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2213-3624)
- Huanhuan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5745-1775)
- Yuheng Bai
Institutions
- North West Agriculture and Forestry University (CN)
- Yulin University (CN)
- Northwest A&F University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-025-01251-4
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.27
Funders
- National Science and Technology Major Project
- Key Research and Development Projects of Shaanxi Province