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Polymorphisms within the prolactin and growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-1 functional pathways associated with fertility traits in Holstein cows raised in a hot-humid climate.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Dec 2018
Leyva-Corona Jose C, Reyna-Granados Javier R, Zamorano-Algandar Ricardo, Sanchez-Castro Miguel A, Thomas Milton G, Enns R Mark, Speidel Scott E, Medrano Juan F, Rincon Gonzalo, Luna-Nevarez Pablo
Abstract excerpt
Prolactin (PRL), growth hormone (GH), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) are in hormone-response pathways involved in energy metabolism during thermoregulation processes in cattle. Objective herein was to study the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) within genes of the PRL and GH/IGF-1 pathways with fertility traits such as services per conception (SPC) and days open (DO) in Holstein...
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