Article
Using imputed whole-genome sequence variants to uncover candidate mutations and genes affecting milking speed and temperament in Holstein cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 2020
Chen Shi-Yi, Oliveira Hinayah R, Schenkel Flavio S, Pedrosa Victor B, Melka Melkaye G, Brito Luiz F
Abstract excerpt
Milking speed (MS) and temperament (MT) are 2 workability traits of great importance in dairy cattle production and breeding. This is mainly due to an increased intensification of the worldwide production systems and greater adoption of precision technologies with less human-cattle interaction. Both MS and MT are heritable traits and thus, genomic selection is a promising tool to expedite their genetic progress....
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Dairying
- Female
- Genome
- Milk
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Temperament
- Whole Genome Sequencing