Recent updates on production and reproduction traits of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis): A review
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Asit Jain
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482001, India
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Akansha Singh
Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482001, India
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Tripti Jain
Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482001, India
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Sita Prasad Tiwari
Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482001, India
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Mohan Singh Thakur
Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482001, India
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Vaishali Khare
Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482001, India
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Shrikant Joshi
Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482001, India
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Satyendra Singh Tomar
Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482001, India
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Farheen Ansari
Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 482001, India
Keywords:
Buffalo,reproduction traits, production traitsAbstract
In many South Asian and Mediterranean countries, buffaloes are an important livestock resource, contributing milk, meat, skins, and draft power for agricultural operations, which are essential for the overall development of society. Various recent high-throughput technologies, such as molecular markers, genomic selection (GS) and genome-wide association studies (GWASs), provide an extensive range of whole-genome data and high coverage of genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic data. This review highlights these high-throughput technologies linked to the production and reproduction traits of buffaloes. The availability of recent high-quality reference genome and genotyping marker panels for buffaloes have supported many genome-based studies and provided valuable information for understanding the genetic basis of growth, functional traits, and performance traits. In conclusion, high-throughput technologies provide an opportunity to detect important markers and genomic regions associated with performance traits and also present the possibility of genomic selection as a promising strategy in buffalo breeding programs to accelerate genetic gain.
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