Single gene and gene interaction effects on fertilization and embryonic survival rates in cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2238-2247

  Khatib, H ^a   Huang, W ^a   Wang, X ^b   Tran, A H ^a   Bindrim, A B ^a   Schutzkus, V ^a   Monson, R L ^a   Yandell, B S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidate gene; Candidate pathway; Fertilization rate; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

BOS;

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; SECRETION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1;

EID: 67651165152     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1767     Document Type: Article

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