Broad phenotypic impact of the effects of transgenerational heat stress in dairy cattle: a study of four consecutive generations

Abstract Background Global warming has increased the frequency of heat stress in livestock. Although heat stress directly leads to negative effects on production and reproduction traits in dairy cattle, the transgenerational transition of these changes is poorly understood. We hypothesized that heat...

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Main Authors: Joel Ira Weller, Ephraim Ezra, Moran Gershoni
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-021-00666-7