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Phenotypic and genomic study of digital dermatitis in UK Holstein heifers.
BMC genomics - 10 Jun 2026
Tarsani Eirini, Li Bingjie, Anagnostopoulos Alkiviadis, Sato Ana, Bao Kaixin, Gillespie Amy, Siachos Nektarios, Robinson Lara, Coffey Mike, Psifidi Androniki, Oikonomou Georgios, Banos Georgios
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Digital dermatitis (DD) is a global infectious hoof disease causing lameness in cattle. The condition has been studied extensively in milking cows. The present study deployed data from repeated clinical examinations of young heifers to develop DD phenotypes reflecting the disease prevalence and progression. The newly defined traits were then subjected to single-step genome-wide association analyses to...
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