Article
Genomewide association study of reproductive efficiency in female cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 May 2014
McDaneld T G, Kuehn L A, Thomas M G, Snelling W M, Smith T P L, Pollak E J, Cole J B, Keele J W
Abstract excerpt
Reproductive efficiency is of economic importance in commercial beef cattle production, as failure to achieve pregnancy reduces the number of calves marketed per cow exposed. Identification of genetic markers with predictive merit for reproductive success would facilitate early selection of sires with daughters having improved reproductive rate without increasing generation intervals. To identify regions of the...
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