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Whole-genome scan reveals significant non-additive effects for sire conception rate in Holstein cattle

BACKGROUND: Service sire has a considerable impact on reproductive success in dairy cattle. Most gene mapping studies for bull fertility have focused on additive effects, while non-additive effects have been largely ignored. The main goal of this study was to assess the relevance of non-additive eff...

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Autores principales: Nicolini, Paula, Amorín, Rocío, Han, Yi, Peñagaricano, Francisco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5830072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29486732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12863-018-0600-4