Genetic and Genomic Analyses of Service Sire Effect on Female Reproductive Traits in Holstein Cattle

Fertility and reproductive performance are key drivers of dairy farm profitability. Hence, reproduction traits have been included in a large majority of worldwide dairy cattle selection indexes. The reproductive traits are lowly heritable but can be improved through direct genetic selection. However...

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Main Authors: Ziwei Chen, Luiz F. Brito, Hanpeng Luo, Rui Shi, Yao Chang, Lin Liu, Gang Guo, Yachun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.713575/full