Publications by authors named "Guillaume Viard"
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- Dairy cattle breeds face recurrent recessive genetic defects that are often undetected due to conventional observation techniques missing various conditions, particularly those without clear symptoms.
- A new data mining framework has been developed to identify these hidden recessive defects in livestock by analyzing genomic data and comparing homozygote numbers in cattle with diverse life histories.
- This research uncovered 33 new genetic loci linked to increased juvenile mortality, offering insights into the genetic causes of inbreeding depression, which can enhance animal welfare and reduce industry losses.
Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a novel orthobunyavirus, discovered in Germany in late 2011. It mainly infects cattle, sheep and goats and could lead to congenital infection, causing abortion and fetal abnormalities. SBV is transmitted by biting midges from the Culicoides genus and there is no evidence that natural infection occurs directly between ruminants.
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