Genome-wide association study provides strong evidence of genes affecting the reproductive performance of Nellore beef cows.

Reproductive traits are economically important for beef cattle production; however, these traits are still a bottleneck in indicine cattle since these animals typically reach puberty at older ages when compared to taurine breeds. In addition, reproductive traits are complex phenotypes, i.e., they ar...

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Main Authors: Thaise Pinto de Melo, Gregório Miguel Ferreira de Camargo, Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque, Roberto Carvalheiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5451131?pdf=render