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Activation of cryptic splicing in bovine WDR19 is associated with reduced semen quality and male fertility.
PLoS genetics - 1 May 2020
Hiltpold Maya, Niu Guanglin, Kadri Naveen Kumar, Crysnanto Danang, Fang Zih-Hua, Spengeler Mirjam, Schmitz-Hsu Fritz, Fuerst Christian, Schwarzenbacher Hermann, Seefried Franz R, Seehusen Frauke, Witschi Ulrich, Schnieke Angelika, Fries Ruedi, Bollwein Heinrich, Flisikowski Krzysztof, Pausch Hubert
Abstract excerpt
Cattle are ideally suited to investigate the genetics of male reproduction, because semen quality and fertility are recorded for all ejaculates of artificial insemination bulls. We analysed 26,090 ejaculates of 794 Brown Swiss bulls to assess ejaculate volume, sperm concentration, sperm motility, sperm head and tail anomalies and insemination success. The heritability of the six semen traits was between 0 and...
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