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Genome-wide association study identifies variants associated with hair length in Brangus cattle.
Animal genetics - 1 Oct 2020
Sarlo Davila K M, Howell A, Nunez A, Orelien A, Roe V, Rodriguez E, Dikmen S, Mateescu R G
Abstract excerpt
Thermal stress limits beef cattle production and a shorter hair coat is a key thermoregulative adaptation that allows cattle to lose heat more efficiently. The objective of this study was to identify genetic variants associated with the length of the undercoat and topcoat of cattle utilizing 1456 Brangus heifers genotyped with the Bovine GGP F250 array. Seven SNPs in the PCCA gene were significantly associated...
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