Development of a genetic evaluation for hair shedding in American Angus cattle to improve thermotolerance

Abstract Background Heat stress and fescue toxicosis caused by ingesting tall fescue infected with the endophytic fungus Epichloë coenophiala represent two of the most prevalent stressors to beef cattle in the United States and cost the beef industry millions of dollars each year. The rate at which...

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Main Authors: Harly J. Durbin, Duc Lu, Helen Yampara-Iquise, Stephen P. Miller, Jared E. Decker
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-020-00584-0