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Genomewide association study of methane emissions in Angus beef cattle with validation in dairy cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 2016
Manzanilla-Pech C I V, De Haas Y, Hayes B J, Veerkamp R F, Khansefid M, Donoghue K A, Arthur P F, Pryce J E
Abstract excerpt
Methane (CH) is a product of enteric fermentation in ruminants, and it represents around 17% of global CH emissions. There has been substantial effort from the livestock scientific community toward tools that can help reduce this percentage. One approach is to select for lower emitting animals. To achieve this, accurate genetic parameters and identification of the genomic basis of CH traits are required....
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