Effects of novel single nucleotide polymorphisms of the FSH beta-subunit gene on semen quality and fertility in bulls

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 14-22

  Dai, Lisheng ^a   Zhao, Zhihui ^a   Zhao, Ruifeng ^b   Xiao, Shuqi ^c   Jiang, Hao ^a   Yue, Xupeng ^a   Li, Xichun ^b   Gao, Yan ^a   Liu, Jifeng ^a   Zhang, Jiabao ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Institute of High quality Cattle Changchun   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bull; Fertility; FSH subunit gene; Semen quality; Serum FSH concentration; Single nucleotide polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

DNA; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; FERTILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPERM;

ANIMALS; BASE COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DNA; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GENOTYPE; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 67249141825     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.08.021     Document Type: Article

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