Article
Genome-wide mapping of 10 calving and fertility traits in Holstein dairy cattle with special regard to chromosome 18.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Mar 2017
Müller M-P, Rothammer S, Seichter D, Russ I, Hinrichs D, Tetens J, Thaller G, Medugorac I
Abstract excerpt
Over the last decades, a dramatic decrease in reproductive performance has been observed in Holstein cattle and fertility problems have become the most common reason for a cow to leave the herd. The premature removal of animals with high breeding values results in both economic and breeding losses. For efficient future Holstein breeding, the identification of loci associated with low fertility is of major...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Cattle
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Mammalian
- Female
- Fertility
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Male
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Quantitative Trait Loci
