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Genome-wide association study identifies candidate markers for bull fertility in Holstein dairy cattle.
Animal genetics - 1 Jul 2012
Peñagaricano F, Weigel K A, Khatib H
Abstract excerpt
The decline in the reproductive efficiency of dairy cattle has become a challenging problem worldwide. Female fertility is now taken into account in breeding goals while generally less attention is given to male fertility. The objective of this study was to perform a genome-wide association study in Holstein bulls to identify genetic variants significantly related to sire conception rate (SCR), a new phenotypic...
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