Journal of

Animal Breeding
and Genetics
May 2020 • Volume 137 (3) • 261–341

Executive Editor
Just Jensen, Aarhus
Subject Editors
Rodolfo Cantet, Buenos Aires
Ignacy Misztal, Athens
Miguel Pérez-Enciso, Barcelona
Henner Simianer, Göttingen
Julius van der Werf, Armidale

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Editorial Board
P. Bijma, Wageningen • D. Berry, Fermoy • A. Bouquet, Le Rheu • F. Cardoso, Bage • O. Christensen, Aarhus • P. Dovč, Domzale • S. Dunner, Madrid •
O. Hanotte, Nottingham • H. Hirooka, Kyoto • J. Johnston, Guelph • S. König, Göttingen • M. H. Li, Beijing • C. Maltecca, Raleigh • K. Marshall, Nairobi •

K. Meyer, Armidale • T. H. E. Meuwissen, Ås • C. Nimbkar, Phaltan • G. Pagnacco, Milano • J. Ratky, Herceghalom • L. Rönnegård, Falun •
M. SanCristobal, Toulouse • E. Sarropoulou, Heraklion • M. Schwerin, Dummerstorf • J. Sölkner, Wien • A. Wolc, Iowa • J. Woolliams, Edinburgh •
Q. Zhang, Beijing
Editors
The editors have divided the responsibility for the different fields as follows:
Statistical methods and quantitative genetics – Prof. R. J. C. Cantet, Departamento de Producción Animal, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1417DSQ Buenos
Aires, Argentina, email: rcantet@agro.uba.ar;
Population and statistical genomics - Prof. M. Perez-Enciso, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics and Facultat de Veterinaria, Universitat Autònoma
Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain, email: miguel.perez@uab.cat;
Computational genetics in animal breeding – Prof. Dr. I. Misztal, University of Georgia, 354 Animal and Dairy Science Complex, Athens, GA 30602, USA,
email: ignacy@uga.edu;
Statistical genetics and biodiversity – Prof. Dr. H. Simianer, Institut für Tierzucht und Haustiergenetik, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, D-37075 Göttingen,
Germany, email: hsimian@gwdg.de;
Population genetics and breeding plans – Prof. J. van der Werf, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351,
Australia, email: jvanderw@une.edu.au.
Executive Editor
Prof. Just Jensen, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Blichers Allé 20, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
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Contents • May 2020 • Volume 137 (3) • 261–341

EDITORIAL
261 Social genetic effects in livestock: Current status and future avenues of research
Bijma, P.
INVITED REVIEW
263 Genetics and genomics of uniformity and resilience in livestock and aquaculture species: A review
Iung, L. H. D. S.; Carvalheiro, R.; Neves, H. H. D. R.; Mulder, H. A.
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
281 Longitudinal analysis of body weight and average daily feed intake during the feedlot test period in Angus cattle
Torres-Vázquez, J. A.; Duijvesteijn, N.; van der Werf, J. H. J.; Clark, S. A.
292 Genome-wide association for milk production and lactation curve parameters in Holstein dairy cows
Atashi, H.; Salavati, M.; De Koster, J.; Ehrlich, J.; Crowe, M.; Opsomer, G.; Hostens, M.;
the GplusE consortium
305 Autoregressive and random regression test-day models for multiple lactations in genetic evaluation of Brazilian
Holstein cattle
Silva, D. A.; Costa, C. N.; Silva, A. A.; Silva, H. T.; Lopes, P. S.; Silva, F. F.; Veroneze, R.; Thompson, G.;
Aguilar, I.; Carvalheira, J.
316 Estimation of additive and non-additive genetic effects for fertility and reproduction traits in North American
Holstein cattle using genomic information
Alves, K.; Brito, L. F.; Baes, C. F.; Sargolzaei, M.; Robinson, J. A. B.; Schenkel, F. S.
331 Multiple domestication of swamp buffalo in China and South East Asia
Sun, T.; Wang, S.; Chanthakhoun, V.; Dang, R.; Huang, Y.; Chen, H.; Lei, C.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO REFEREES
341 Acknowledgements to Referees

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