Management of lethal recessive alleles in beef cattle through the use of mate selection software
Management of lethal recessive alleles in beef cattle through the use of mate selection software
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France: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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France: BioMed Central Ltd
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Recessive loss-of-function (LOF) alleles at genes which are essential for life, can result in early embryonic mortality. Cattle producers can use the LOF carrier status of individual animals to make selection and mate allocation decisions.
Two beef cattle breeding strategies i.e. (1) selection against LOF carriers as parents and (2) simultaneous...
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Management of lethal recessive alleles in beef cattle through the use of mate selection software
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_59f3e32627ea4853a92997e45ab3e2e3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_59f3e32627ea4853a92997e45ab3e2e3
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1297-9686,0999-193X
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1297-9686
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10.1186/s12711-019-0477-3
