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Abstract
Published Online: 3 July 2025
DOI 10.1111/age.13451

Comparative analysis of cattle (Bos taurus, 2n = 60) and river buffalo (Bubalus bubalis, 2n = 50) genome assemblies reveals two evolutionary conserved inversions and invalid centromere–telomere orientation of some autosomes
Ramona Pistucci, Ilaria Cascone, Alessandra Iannuzzi, Sara Albarella, Wiktoria Kowal‐Mierzwa, Michele Zannotti, Leopoldo Iannuzzi, Pietro Parma
Abstract
Published Online: 28 July 2025
DOI 10.1111/age.70031

Fine mapping highlights ITGAL and MUS81 loss‐of‐function mutations modulating recessive impacts in dairy cattle
Laura Duntsch, Swati Jivanji, Thomas Lopdell, Edwardo G. M. Reynolds, Liam Williams, Mathew D. Littlejohn
Abstract
Published Online: 27 July 2025
DOI 10.1111/age.70027

A feline model of human low‐density lipoprotein receptor‐related atherosclerosis
Marjo K. Hytönen, Veera Karkamo, Sruthi Hundi, Niina Airas, Maria Kaukonen, Antti Sukura, Leslie A. Lyons, Heidi Anderson, Ilona Kareinen, Hannes Lohi
Abstract
Published Online: 22 July 2025
DOI 10.1111/age.70030

Development of primer‐introduced restriction analysis PCR for detecting polymorphism of two cis‐regulatory SNPs upstream of ABCG2 conferring blue eggshell trait
Anh Phu Nam Bui, Nguyen Van Hop, Le Minh Thong, Le Quang
Abstract
Published Online: 17 July 2025
DOI 10.1111/age.70026

Elevated serum concentration of anti‐Mullerian hormone and its association with SNP variants in the AMH gene in a tortoiseshell tomcat with a disorder of sex development (38,XX; SRY‐negative)
J. Nowacka‐Woszuk, I. Szczerbal, A. Szabelska‐Beresewicz, J. Zyprych‐Walczak, P. Parma, K. Ropka‐Molik, M. Jankowska, T. Nowak, M. Okoniewski, M. Stachowiak, N. Rogalska‐Niznik, M. Switonski
Abstract
Published Online: 13 July 2025
DOI 10.1111/age.70029

Identification of key genes for intramuscular fat content in the longissimus dorsi muscles of different pig breeds using RNA sequencing
Qinglong Luo, jing Wang, Jiawen Liu, Yang Li, Shoujun Zhang, Mei Liu
Abstract
Published Online: 9 July 2025
DOI 10.1111/age.70023

Genome‐wide association study discovers new QTL and candidate genes on SSC2 associated with total teat number in Large White × Tongcheng crossbred pigs
Qinghua Yang, Fang Ma, Jiao Yuan, Qiaoli Zhang, Zhiyi Chen, Yang Shen, Xiangge Meng, Songyu Li, Zining Yuan, Ping Zhou, Bang Liu, Xiang Zhou
Abstract
Published Online: 9 July 2025
DOI 10.1111/age.70024

Comprehensive analysis of the gut microbial diversity and metabolic profiles of brown bears and black bears from the Qinghai‐Xizang Plateau
Shiyin Zhong, Runjin Wang, Lanting Wei, Jie Zhang, Jing Feng, Zhuoga Zhaxi, Zhongchao Su, Zhimin Zhang, Qiongli Zhou, Jirui Yang, Hui Wang
Abstract
Published Online: 5 July 2025
DOI 10.1111/age.70028

Signatures of selection detected from whole‐genome sequencing indicate that the small body size in dwarf rabbit breeds is caused by polygenic effects with a few major loci
Samuele Bovo, Miguel Carneiro, Anisa Ribani, Matteo Bolner, Valeria Taurisano, Giuseppina Schiavo, Michele Schiavitto, Francesca Bertolini, Luca Fontanesi
Abstract
Published Online: 3 July 2025
DOI 10.1111/age.70025