Changxi Li
Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Alberta
Canada
Biography
Changxi Li belongs to the department of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science from the university of Alberta.
Research Interest
Identification and characterization of genes for economically important traits including growth, feed efficiency, fat deposition, carcass merit traits, and beneficial fatty acids in beef cattle; investigation of functions of DNA polymorphisms and elucidation of genetic mechanisms regulating growth, feed efficiency and fat deposition in beef cattle; development of genomic tools to enable the beef industry to improve the above mentioned traits through genomic selection and genome assisted management.
Publications
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Estimation of genomic breeding values for residual feed intake in a multibreed cattle population
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Accuracy of predicting genomic breeding values for carcass merit traits in Angus and Charolais beef cattle
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Genome-wide association and genomic prediction of breeding values for fatty acid composition in subcutaneous adipose and longissimus lumborum muscle of beef cattle
