Genomic selection for tolerance to heat stress in Australian dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 2849-2862

  Nguyen, Thuy T T ^a   Bowman, Phil J ^a   Haile Mariam, Mekonnen ^a   Pryce, Jennie E ^a,b   Hayes, Benjamin J ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genomic selection; Heat tolerance; Milk production; Temperature humidity index

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BOVINE; BREEDING; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEAT; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION (PROCESS); SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PARITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; SELECTION, GENETIC; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84973560782     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9685     Document Type: Article

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