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Exploring physiological and genetic variation of digital cushion thickness in Holstein and Jersey cows and bulls.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Oct 2020
Stambuk C R, Staiger E A, Heins B J, Huson H J
Abstract excerpt
The objectives of our study were to expand phenotypic characterization of digital cushion thickness (DCT) to the Jersey breed and include mature bulls and to identify breed-specific quantitative trait loci (QTL) for DCT within the Jersey or Holstein breeds and common QTL across breeds and sexes to better understand biological regulation and guide future use of marker-assisted selection. In a cohort of 698 cows...
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