Genomic Regions Associated With Skeletal Type Traits in Beef and Dairy Cattle Are Common to Regions Associated With Carcass Traits, Feed Intake and Calving Difficulty

Linear type traits describing the skeletal characteristics of an animal are moderately to strongly genetically correlated with a range of other performance traits in cattle including feed intake, reproduction traits and carcass merit; thus, type traits could also provide useful insights into the mor...

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Main Authors: Jennifer L. Doyle, Donagh P. Berry, Roel F. Veerkamp, Tara R. Carthy, Siobhan W. Walsh, Ross D. Evans, Deirdre C. Purfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2020.00020/full