Short communication: Heritability of twinning rate in Holstein cattle.

doi:10.3168/jds.2017-13660

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Short communication: Heritability of twinning rate in Holstein cattle.

Journal of dairy science - 1 May 2018

Lett Beth M, Kirkpatrick Brian W

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Multiple births or twinning in cattle is a naturally occurring reproductive phenomenon. For dairy cattle, twinning is considered a detrimental trait as it can be harmful to cow and calf as well as costly to the producer. The objective of this study was to examine recent US calving records for the Holstein breed to determine a current estimate of heritability for twinning rate along with effects of season and...

Topics

Animals
Breeding
Cattle
Female
Linear Models
Litter Size
Male
Parity
Phenotype
Pregnancy
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Reproduction
Seasons

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PMID: 29454683
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13660

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