Article
Loci and pathways associated with uterine capacity for pregnancy and fertility in beef cattle.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Neupane Mahesh, Geary Thomas W, Kiser Jennifer N, Burns Gregory W, Hansen Peter J, Spencer Thomas E, Neibergs Holly L
Abstract excerpt
Infertility and subfertility negatively impact the economics and reproductive performance of cattle. Of note, significant pregnancy loss occurs in cattle during the first month of pregnancy, yet little is known about the genetic loci influencing pregnancy success and loss in cattle. To identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) with large effects associated with early pregnancy loss, Angus crossbred heifers were...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Female
- Fertility
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Pregnancy
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Uterus
