Quantitative trait locus for calving traits on Bos taurus autosome 18 in Holstein cattle is embedded in a complex genomic region

ABSTRACT: Although the quantitative trait locus (QTL) on chromosome 18 (BTA18) associated with paternal calving ease and stillbirth in Holstein Friesian cattle and its cross has been known for over 20 years, to our knowledge, the exact causal genetic sequence has yet escaped identification. The aim...

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Main Authors: Nina Dachs, Maulik Upadhyay, Elisabeth Hannemann, Andreas Hauser, Stefan Krebs, Doris Seichter, Ingolf Russ, Lilian Johanna Gehrke, Georg Thaller, Ivica Medugorac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030223000255