Improving Genomic Selection for Heat Tolerance in Dairy Cattle: Current Opportunities and Future Directions

Improving Genomic Selection for Heat Tolerance in Dairy Cattle: Current Opportunities and Future Directions

Heat tolerance is the ability of an animal to maintain production and reproduction levels under hot and humid conditions and is now a trait of economic relevance in dairy systems worldwide because of an escalating warming climate. The Australian dairy population is one of the excellent study models...

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Main Authors: Evans K. Cheruiyot, Mekonnen Haile-Mariam, Benjamin G. Cocks, Jennie E. Pryce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
heat tolerance
dairy
Australia
genomic selection
snps
prediction accuracy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.894067/full

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