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A search for quantitative trait loci for ovulation rate in cattle.
Animal genetics - 1 Jun 1996
Blattman A N, Kirkpatrick B W, Gregory K E
Abstract excerpt
Seventy-seven polymorphic microsatellites were analysed in offspring of three elite sires that were part of the foundation of an experimental population selected for twinning rate at the US Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska. All females were assessed for ovulation rate by rectal palpation of corpora lutea over 8-10 consecutive oestrous cycles from approximately 12 to 18 months of age, and...
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