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Genomic prediction of continuous and binary fertility traits of females in a composite beef cattle breed.
Journal of animal science - 1 Nov 2017
Toghiani S, Hay E, Sumreddee P, Geary T W, Rekaya R, Roberts A J
Abstract excerpt
Reproduction efficiency is a major factor in the profitability of the beef cattle industry. Genomic selection (GS) is a promising tool that may improve the predictive accuracy and genetic gain of fertility traits. There is a wide range of traits used to measure fertility in dairy and beef cattle including continuous (days open), discrete (pregnancy status), and count (number of inseminations) responses. In this...
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