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Candidate genes for longitudinal traits under sequential sampling in beef cattle.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Mar 2024
Ribeiro Virgínia Mara Pereira, Gouveia Gabriela Canabrava, Toral Fabio Luiz Buranelo
Abstract excerpt
Both the measurement age of a longitudinal trait and the common pre-sampling procedures used in beef cattle herds may affect the identification of a functional candidate gene (FCG) that is potentially associated with a trait. To identify the FCG that takes part in the genetic control of body weight at five different ages in a beef cattle population with and without sequential sampling, the animals were weighed at...
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