Genome-wide associations for fertility traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cows using data from experimental research herds in four European countries

Animal

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1206-1215

  Berry, D P ^a   Bastiaansen, J W M ^b   Veerkamp, R F ^b   Wijga, S ^b   Wall, E ^c   Berglund, B ^d   Calus, M P L ^b  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cow; fertility; genome wide association; progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; EUROPE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; MILK; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EUROPE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; LINEAR MODELS; MILK; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 84863448955     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112000067     Document Type: Article

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