Genetic Evaluations of Stillbirth for Five United States Dairy Breeds: A Data-Resource Feasibility Study

Genetic selection has been an effective strategy to improve calving traits including stillbirth in dairy cattle. The primary objectives of the present study were to characterize stillbirth data and determine the feasibility of implementing routine genetic evaluations of stillbirth in five non-Holste...

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Main Authors: Anil Sigdel, Xiao-Lin Wu, Kristen L. Parker Gaddis, H. Duane Norman, José A. Carrillo, Javier Burchard, Francisco Peñagaricano, João Dürr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.819678/full