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Genome-wide association study for stayability at different calvings in Nellore beef cattle.
BMC genomics - 23 Jan 2024
Silva Diogo Osmar, Fernandes Júnior Gerardo Alves, Fonseca Larissa Fernanda Simielli, Mota Lúcio Flávio Macedo, Bresolin Tiago, Carvalheiro Roberto, de Albuquerque Lucia Galvão
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BACKGROUNDING: Stayability, which may be defined as the probability of a cow remaining in the herd until a reference age or at a specific number of calvings, is usually measured late in the animal's life. Thus, if used as selection criteria, it will increase the generation interval and consequently might decrease the annual genetic gain. Measuring stayability at an earlier age could be a reasonable strategy to...
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