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Refinement of quantitative trait loci on bovine chromosome 18 affecting health and reproduction in US Holsteins.
Animal genetics - 1 Jun 2006
Muncie S A, Cassady J P, Ashwell M S
Abstract excerpt
Selection for increased milk yield is associated with decreased fertility in US Holsteins. Previously, a putative quantitative trait locus (QTL) on chromosome 18 affecting daughter pregnancy rate (DPR) was identified in one family. Our aim was to determine the validity of the QTL using additional markers and an extended pedigree. Twelve markers were genotyped in 940 descendants of the original sire in which the...
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