Article
Genome-wide association study of Stayability and Heifer Pregnancy in Red Angus cattle.
Journal of animal science - 3 Apr 2018
Speidel S E, Buckley B A, Boldt R J, Enns R M, Lee J, Spangler M L, Thomas M G
Abstract excerpt
Reproductive performance is the most important component of cattle production from the standpoint of economic sustainability of commercial beef enterprises. Heifer Pregnancy (HPG) and Stayability (STAY) genetic predictions are 2 selection tools published by the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) to assist with improvements in reproductive performance. Given the importance of HPG and STAY to the profitability...
Topics
- Animals
- Bayes Theorem
- Cattle
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genotype
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Markov Chains
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy
