Article
Genome-wide association study using haplotype alleles for the evaluation of reproductive traits in Nelore cattle.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Nascimento André Vieira do, Romero Ândrea Renata da Silva, Utsunomiya Yuri Tani, Utsunomiya Adam Taiti Harth, Cardoso Diercles Francisco, Neves Haroldo Henrique Rezende, Carvalheiro Roberto, Garcia José Fernando, Grisolia Alexeia Barufatti
Abstract excerpt
Zebu cattle (Bos taurus indicus) are highly adapted to tropical regions. However, females reach puberty after taurine heifers, which affects the economic efficiency of beef cattle breeding in the tropical regions. The aims of this study were to establish associations between the haplotype alleles of the bovine genome and age at first calving (AFC) in the Nelore cattle, and to identify the genes and quantitative...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animal Husbandry
- Animals
- Breeding
- Cattle
- Female
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Haplotypes
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Male
