A whole-genome association analysis of noncompensatory fertility in Holstein bulls

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4695-4699

  Blaschek, M ^a   Kaya, A ^b   Zwald, N ^b   Memili, E ^c   Kirkpatrick, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Alta Genetics   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Fertility; Gene; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHROMOSOME MAP; FERTILITY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FERTILITY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

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EID: 80051777393     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3728     Document Type: Article

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