GENETIC ARCHITECTURE OF QUANTITATIVE TRAITS IN BEEF CATTLE REVEALED BY GENOME WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES OF IMPUTED WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCE VARIANTS: I: FEED EFFICIENCY AND COMPONENT TRAITS

Abstract Background Genome wide association studies (GWAS) on residual feed intake (RFI) and its component traits including daily dry matter intake (DMI), average daily gain (ADG), and metabolic body weight (MWT) were conducted in a population of 7573 animals from multiple beef cattle breeds based on 7,853,211 imputed whole genome sequence variants

Background: The Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25) is a commonly used questionnaire to assess anxiety and depression in trauma-affected refugees.Despite numerous studies evaluating criterion validity and reliability, few studies have assessed the construct validity of the scale.Methods: In the current study, a Rasch analysis was carried out bas

In this paper, a circular polarizer comprising dual semicircular split-rings (DSSRs) is presented.By placing it above an elliptical radiator that radiates linearly polarized (LP) waves, dual-layer patch antennas capable of radiating right-hand (RH) or left-hand (LH) circularly polarized (CP) waves are achieved in terms of the different offset direc

One of the disadvantages of electric vehicles that has not yet been overcome is the long battery refueling time.Besides studies to shorten the battery refueling time, increasing the driving range is also a solution to this problem.Different energy saving methods have been tried to increase the driving range.Regenerative braking is one of the best e