Genome-wide association study using haplotype alleles for the evaluation of reproductive traits in Nelore cattle.

Zebu cattle (Bos taurus indicus) are highly adapted to tropical regions. However, females reach puberty after taurine heifers, which affects the economic efficiency of beef cattle breeding in the tropical regions. The aims of this study were to establish associations between the haplotype alleles of...

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Main Authors: André Vieira do Nascimento, Ândrea Renata da Silva Romero, Yuri Tani Utsunomiya, Adam Taiti Harth Utsunomiya, Diercles Francisco Cardoso, Haroldo Henrique Rezende Neves, Roberto Carvalheiro, José Fernando Garcia, Alexeia Barufatti Grisolia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6082543?pdf=render