CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN CATTLE GENOMICS RESEARCH

Authors: Van Tassell, Curtis - Curt; Sonstegard, Tad; Liu, Ge - George; MATUKUMALLI, LAKSHMI - GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

Submitted to: Advancement of Animal Breeding & Genetics Meeting
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/24/2008
Publication Date: 10/24/2007
Citation: Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Liu, G., Matukumalli, L.K. 2007. Current directions in cattle genomics research. Advancement of Animal Breeding & Genetics Meeting. pp. 461-470.

Interpretive Summary: An overview is provided of the current state of the art for tools available to geneticists to impact genetic improvement in cattle. Important areas of future research are also highlighted, with emphasis given to functional genomics and tools derived from single-nucleotide polymorphism markers.

Technical Abstract: An overview is provided of the current state of the art for tools available to geneticists to impact genetic improvement in cattle. Important areas of future research are also highlighted, with emphasis given to functional genomics and tools derived from single-nucleotide polymorphism markers.