Article
Genetic parameters and weighted single-step genome-wide association study for supernumerary teats in Holstein cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 2021
Wen H, Luo H, Yang M, Augustino S M A, Wang D, Mi S, Guo Y, Zhang Y, Xiao W, Wang Y, Yu Y
Abstract excerpt
Supernumerary teats (SNT) are a common epidermal abnormality of udders in mammals. The SNT negatively affect machine milking ability, udder health, and animal welfare and sometimes act as reservoirs for undesirable bacteria, resulting in economic losses on calves and lactating cows due to the cost of SNT removal surgery, early culling, and low milk yield. This study aimed to analyze the incidence and genetic...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Female
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Lactation
- Mammary Glands, Animal
- Milk
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy
- Quantitative Trait Loci
