The Economic Burden of Chromosome Translocations and the Benefits of Enhanced Screening for Cattle Breeding

The Economic Burden of Chromosome Translocations and the Benefits of Enhanced Screening for Cattle Breeding

The cattle breeding industry, through both of its derivatives (dairy and beef), provides 81% of milk and 22% of meat required globally. If a breeding bull is sub-fertile, this impacts herd conception and birth rates, and it is generally accepted that having a proactive genetic screening programme ca...

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Main Authors: Nicole M. Lewis, Carla Canedo-Ribeiro, Claudia C. Rathje, Rebecca L. Jennings, Maxim Danihel, Lisa M. Bosman, Giuseppe Silvestri, Darren K. Griffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
reciprocal translocation
Robertsonian translocation
1:29
chromosome
cytogenetic screening
FISH
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/15/1982

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