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Identification of novel candidate genes for age at first calving in Nellore cows using a SNP chip specifically developed for Bos taurus indicus cattle.
Theriogenology - 1 Oct 2021
Dubon Miguel Angel Carabantes, Pedrosa Victor Breno, Feitosa Fabieli Loise Braga, Costa Raphael Bermal, de Camargo Gregório Miguel Ferreira, Silva Marcio Ribeiro, Pinto Luís Fernando Batista
Abstract excerpt
The age at first calving has a great economic impact on the beef cattle system and calving at 24 months is an objective of selection for a more efficient herd. However, an age at first calving around 36 months has been observed for Nellore cattle in Brazil. Thus, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was carried out with 8376 records of age at first calving and 3239 animals genotyped with the GGP-Indicus 35K,...
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