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A 44-kb deleted-type copy number variation is associated with decreasing complement component activity and calf mortality in Japanese Black cattle.
BMC genomics - 6 Feb 2021
Sasaki Shinji, Miki Youko, Ibi Takayuki, Wakaguri Hiroyuki, Yoshida Yuichi, Sugimoto Yoshikazu, Suzuki Yutaka
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BACKGROUND: Calf mortality generally occurs in calves prior to weaning, which is a serious problem in cattle breeding. Several causative variants of monogenic Mendelian disorders in calf mortality have been identified, whereas genetic factors affecting the susceptibility of calves to death are not well known. To identify variants associated with calf mortality in Japanese Black cattle, we evaluated calf mortality...
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