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Genome-wide association study of economically important traits in Charolais and Limousin beef cows.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Jan 2021
Keogh K, Carthy T R, McClure M C, Waters S M, Kenny D A
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Genomic selection has proven effective for advancing genetic gain for key profit traits in dairy cattle production systems. However, its impact to-date on genetic improvement programs for beef cattle has been less effective. Despite this, the technology is thought to be particularly useful for low heritability traits such as those associated with reproductive efficiency. The objective of this study was to...
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