Genome-wide associations for fertility traits in Holstein–Friesian dairy cows using data from experimental research herds in four European countries

Genome-wide association studies for difficult-to-measure traits are generally limited by the sample population size with accurate phenotypic data. The objective of this study was to utilise data on primiparous Holstein–Friesian cows from experimental farms in Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Netherl...

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Main Authors: D.P. Berry, J.W.M. Bastiaansen, R.F. Veerkamp, S. Wijga, E. Wall, B. Berglund, M.P.L. Calus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
cow
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731112000067