Article
Y are you not pregnant: identification of Y chromosome segments in female cattle with decreased reproductive efficiency.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jul 2012
McDaneld T G, Kuehn L A, Thomas M G, Snelling W M, Sonstegard T S, Matukumalli L K, Smith T P L, Pollak E J, Keele J W
Abstract excerpt
Reproductive efficiency is of economic importance in commercial beef cattle production, since failure to achieve pregnancy reduces the number of calves marketed. Identification of genetic markers with predictive merit for reproductive success would facilitate early selection of females and avoid...
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