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Development of a genetic evaluation for hair shedding in American Angus cattle to improve thermotolerance

BACKGROUND: Heat stress and fescue toxicosis caused by ingesting tall fescue infected with the endophytic fungus Epichloë coenophiala represent two of the most prevalent stressors to beef cattle in the United States and cost the beef industry millions of dollars each year. The rate at which a beef c...

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Autores principales: Durbin, Harly J., Lu, Duc, Yampara-Iquise, Helen, Miller, Stephen P., Decker, Jared E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7579828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33087048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-020-00584-0

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