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Identification of polymorphisms in the osteopontin gene and their associations with certain semen production traits of water buffaloes in the Brazilian Amazon.
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene - 1 Oct 2013
Rolim Filho S T, Ribeiro H F L, de Camargo G M F, Cardoso D F, Aspilcueta-Borquis R R, Tonhati H, Nunes K B, Vale W G, Barbosa E M, de Sousa K C
Abstract excerpt
The osteopontin gene may influence the fertility of water buffaloes because it is a protein present in sperm. The aim of this work was to identify polymorphisms in this gene and associate them with fertility parameters of animals kept under extensive grazing. A total of 306 male buffaloes older than 18 months, from two farms, one in the state of Amapá and the other in the state of Pará, Brazil were used in the...
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