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Genomic analyses and biological validation of candidate genes for rectal temperature as an indicator of heat stress in Holstein cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Apr 2021
Luo Hanpeng, Li Xiang, Hu Lirong, Xu Wei, Chu Qin, Liu Aoxing, Guo Gang, Liu Lin, Brito Luiz F, Wang Yachun
Abstract excerpt
Heat stress is a major cause of welfare issues and economic losses to the worldwide dairy cattle industry. Genetic selection for heat tolerance has a great potential to positively affect the dairy industry, as the gains are permanent and cumulative over generations. Rectal temperature (RT) is hypothesized to be a good indicator trait of heat tolerance. Therefore, this study investigated the genetic architecture...
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