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Genomic Analysis of Spontaneous Abortion in Holstein Heifers and Primiparous Cows.
Genes - 21 Nov 2019
Oliver Kayleen F, Wahl Alexandria M, Dick Mataya, Toenges Jewel A, Kiser Jennifer N, Galliou Justine M, Moraes Joao G N, Burns Gregory W, Dalton Joseph, Spencer Thomas E, Neibergs Holly L
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BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were to identify loci, positional candidate genes, gene-sets, and pathways associated with spontaneous abortion (SA) in cattle and compare these results with previous human SA studies to determine if cattle are a good SA model for humans. Pregnancy was determined at gestation day 35 for Holstein heifers and cows. Genotypes from 43,984 SNPs of 499 pregnant heifers and 498...
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