Including gene networks to predict calving difficulty in Holstein, Brown Swiss and Jersey cattle

Including gene networks to predict calving difficulty in Holstein, Brown Swiss and Jersey cattle

Abstract Background Calving difficulty or dystocia has a great economic impact in the US dairy industry. Reported risk factors associated with calving difficulty are feto-pelvic disproportion, gestation length and conformation. Different dairy cattle breeds have different incidence of calving diffic...

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Main Authors: Francesco Tiezzi, Maria E. Arceo, John B. Cole, Christian Maltecca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Subjects:
Dystocia
Dairy cattle
Genome-wide association analysis
Biological networks
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-018-0606-y

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