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Investigating the impact of paternal age, paternal heat stress, and estimation of non-genetic paternal variance on dairy cow phenotype.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 18 Jun 2024
Fouéré Corentin, Hozé Chris, Besnard Florian, Boussaha Mekki, Boichard Didier, Sanchez Marie-Pierre
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BACKGROUND: Linear models that are commonly used to predict breeding values in livestock species consider paternal influence solely as a genetic effect. However, emerging evidence in several species suggests the potential effect of non-genetic semen-mediated paternal effects on offspring phenotype. This study contributes to such research by analyzing the extent of non-genetic paternal effects on the performance...
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