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Estimating variance components and breeding values for number of oocytes and number of embryos in dairy cattle using a single-step genomic evaluation.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jun 2017
Cornelissen M A M C, Mullaart E, Van der Linde C, Mulder H A
Abstract excerpt
Reproductive technologies such as multiple ovulation and embryo transfer (MOET) and ovum pick-up (OPU) accelerate genetic improvement in dairy breeding schemes. To enhance the efficiency of embryo production, breeding values for traits such as number of oocytes (NoO) and number of MOET embryos (NoM) can help in selection of donors with high MOET or OPU efficiency. The aim of this study was therefore to estimate...
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