Article
Gene network analyses of first service conception in Brangus heifers: use of genome and trait associations, hypothalamic-transcriptome information, and transcription factors.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 2012
Fortes M R S, Snelling W M, Reverter A, Nagaraj S H, Lehnert S A, Hawken R J, DeAtley K L, Peters S O, Silver G A, Rincon G, Medrano J F, Islas-Trejo A, Thomas M G
Abstract excerpt
Measures of heifer fertility are economically relevant traits for beef production systems and knowledge of candidate genes could be incorporated into future genomic selection strategies. Ten traits related to growth and fertility were measured in 890 Brangus heifers (3/8 Brahman × 5/8 Angus, from 67 sires). These traits were: BW and hip height adjusted to 205 and 365 d of age, postweaning ADG, yearling assessment...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- DNA
- Female
- Fertility
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genome
- Genotype
- Hypothalamus
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide