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Complex vertebral malformation in Holstein cows in Japan and its inheritance to crossbred F1 generation.
Animal reproduction science - 30 Jan 2008
Ghanem Mohamed Elshabrawy, Akita Masashi, Suzuki Toshihiko, Kasuga Asako, Nishibori Masahide
Abstract excerpt
Complex vertebral malformation (CVM) is an autosomal recessive inherited defect in the Holstein breed. It causes intra-uterine mortality leading to repeat breeding and involuntary culling of cows. This study was carried out to show the prevalence of CVM carriers among Holstein cows in five dairy farms in Hiroshima Prefecture, South Western Japan and whether the defect could be inherited to crossbred F1...
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