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Genetic analysis of semen production traits of Japanese Black and Holstein bulls: genome-wide marker-based estimation of genetic parameters and environmental effect trends.
Journal of animal science - 1 May 2017
Atagi Y, Onogi A, Kinukawa M, Ogino A, Kurogi K, Uchiyama K, Yasumori T, Adachi K, Togashi K, Iwata H
Abstract excerpt
The semen production traits of bulls from 2 major cattle breeds in Japan, Holstein and Japanese Black, were analyzed comprehensively using genome-wide markers. Weaker genetic correlations were observed between the 2 age groups (1 to 3 yr old and 4 to 6 yr old) regarding semen volume and sperm motility compared with those observed for sperm number and motility after freeze-thawing. The preselection of collected...
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