Veterinary Cytogenetics: Reprint of: Cytogenetic and Genome Research 2008, Vol. 120, No. 1-2

This special topic issue on Veterinary Cytogenetics is dedicated to the Swedish scientist Ingemar Gustavsson, one of the pioneers of domestic animal cytogenetics, whose ground-breaking research has shaped this discipline for over 40 years. During his long and productive career he focused on chromosomes and their fundamental role in animal physiology, fertility, health and production in the context of agriculture and veterinary medicine, and he made important contributions to our understanding of mitosis, meiosis, chromosome integrity, and the transmission of chromosomal variation in domestic animals. This collection of reviews and original articles illustrates how the field of veterinary cytogenetics evolved from the study of the structure and number of chromosomes to modern molecular cytogenetics with its refined technology for research, diagnostic, prognostic or reproductive purposes. The goal of this publication is not to present an exhaustive volume covering each area of veterinary cytogenetics, but to give examples of specific subjects tackled by research groups working mainly in Europe and North America.

Table of Contents:
Distinguished Cytogeneticist: Ingemar Gustavsson: King, W.A.; Preface: King, W.A.; Iannuzzi, L.; Villagomez, D.A.F.; Review Articles; Veterinary cytogenetics: past and perspective: Basrur, P.K.; Stranzinger, G.; Cytogenetic screening of livestock populations in Europe: an overview: Ducos, A. et al.; Equine clinical cytogenetics: the past and future: Lear, T.L.; Bailey, E.; Canine cytogenetics - from band to basepair: Breen, M.; Cytogenetics of wild and captive bred non-domestic animals: Rubes, J. et al.; Chromosomal abnormalities, meiotic behavior and fertility in domestic animals: Villagomez, D.A.F.; Pinton, A.; Chromosome variation in the embryos of domestic animals: King, W.A.; Original Articles; Meiotic segregation analysis in cows carrying the t(1;29) Robertsonian translocation: Bonnet-Garnier, A. et al.; Meiotic recombination in normal and clone bulls and their offspring: Hart, E.J. et al.; Detection of translocation rob(1;29) in bull sperm using a specific DNA probe: Vozdova, M. et al.; Meiotic studies in an azoospermic boar carrying a Y;14 translocation: Pinton, A. et al.; Extensive nonhomologous meiotic synapsis between normal chromosome axes of an rcp(3;6)(p14;q21) translocation in a hairless Mexican boar: Villagomez, D.A.F. et al.; Three autosomal chromosome translocations associated with repeated early embryonic loss (REEL) in the domestic horse (Equus caballus): Lear, T.L. et al.; A case of an intersex horse with 63,X/64,XX/65,XX,del(Y)(q?) karyotype: Bugno, M. et al.; Sex chromosome abnormalities and sterility in river buffalo: Di Meo, G.P. et al.; Sex chromosome chimerism and the freemartin syndrome in Rideau Arcott sheep: Brace, M.D. et al.; Clinical, cytogenetic and molecular evaluation in a dog with bilateral cryptorchidism and hypospadias: Cassata, R. et al.; A new case of rob(14;17) in cattle: De Lorenzi, L.; Frequency and distribution of rob(1;29) in eight Portuguese cattle breeds: Iannuzzi, A. et al.; Complete mitochondrial genomes of Bos taurus and Bos indicus provide new insights into intra-species variation, taxonomy and domestication: Hiendleder, S. et al.; High-resolution comprehensive radiation hybrid maps of the porcine chromosomes 2p and 9p compared with the human chromosome 11: Liu, W.-S. et al.; A BAC contig map over the proximal 3.3 Mb region of horse chromosome 21: Brinkmeyer-Langford, C. et al.; Molecular analysis of the fragile histidine triad (FHIT) tumor suppressor gene in vesical tumors of cattle with chronic enzootic hematuria (CEH): Guidi, E. et al.; Chromosomal expression and localization of aphidicolin-induced fragile sites in the standard karyotype of river buffalo (Bubalus bubalis): Nicodemo, D. et al.; Increased SCE levels in Mediterranean Italian buffaloes affected by limb malformation (transversal hemimelia): Peretti, V.; Author Index.