Article
Heritability of metabolic response to the intravenous glucose tolerance test in German Holstein Friesian bulls.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Sept 2016
Pieper Laura, Staufenbiel Rudolf, Christ Jana, Panicke Lothar, Müller Uwe, Brockmann Gudrun A
Abstract excerpt
Selection for improved health and welfare in farm animals is of increasing interest worldwide. Peripartum energy balance is a key factor for pathogenesis of diseases in dairy cows. The intravenous glucose tolerance test (ivGTT) can be used to study the metabolic response to a glucose stimulus. The aim of this study was to estimate heritability of ivGTT traits in German Holstein bulls. A total of 541 Holstein...
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