Monoallelic maternal expression of <it>STAT5A </it>affects embryonic survival in cattle

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Reproductive disorders and infertility are surprisingly common in the human population as well as in other species. The decrease in fertility is a major cause of cow culling and economic loss in the dairy herd. The conception rate ha...

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Main Authors: Monson Ricky L, Maltecca Christian, Khatib Hasan, Schutzkus Valerie, Rutledge Jack J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-03-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/10/13