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Genome-wide association study of mature cow size traits in American Angus cattle.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 6 Apr 2026
Ojo Ayooluwa O, Mulim Henrique A, Campos Milena A F, Garcia André, Retallick-Riley Kelli, Fonseca Pablo A S, Oliveira Hinayah R
Abstract excerpt
Mature cow weight (MWT), height (MHT), and body condition score (BCS) are economically important traits that significantly influence cowherd profitability by affecting maintenance feed requirements, which is the largest component of production costs. This study aimed to identify genomic regions, candidate genes, and pleiotropic variants associated with mature cow size traits in American Angus cattle, and to...
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