Article
Genome-wide association studies of female reproduction in tropically adapted beef cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 May 2012
Hawken R J, Zhang Y D, Fortes M R S, Collis E, Barris W C, Corbet N J, Williams P J, Fordyce G, Holroyd R G, Walkley J R W, Barendse W, Johnston D J, Prayaga K C, Tier B, Reverter A, Lehnert S A
Abstract excerpt
The genetics of reproduction is poorly understood because the heritabilities of traits currently recorded are low. To elucidate the genetics underlying reproduction in beef cattle, we performed a genome-wide association study using the bovine SNP50 chip in 2 tropically adapted beef cattle breeds, Brahman and Tropical Composite. Here we present the results for 3 female reproduction traits: 1) age at puberty,...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Adipose Tissue
- Animals
- Cattle
- Female
- Genome
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Pregnancy
- Reproduction
- Tropical Climate
