Associations between SNPs in the bovine GnRH receptor gene and breeding values for fertility traits in dairy cattle

  • Derecka K
  • Ahmad S
  • Hodgman T
  • et al.
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Introduction Subfertility is an increasingly important problem in dairy cattle. An unfavourable genetic correlation between fertility and milk yield (Royal et al., 2002) means that losses in breeding values for the former accompany gains in the latter. We have investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the GnRH receptor (GnRHr) are associated with fertility in dairy cattle, using predicted transmitting abilities (PTAs) for fertility traits available through the UK fertility index (Wall et al., 2003).

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Derecka, K., Ahmad, S., Hodgman, T. C., Hastings, N., Royal, M. D., Woolliams, J. A., & Flint, A. P. F. (2010). Associations between SNPs in the bovine GnRH receptor gene and breeding values for fertility traits in dairy cattle. Advances in Animal Biosciences, 1(1), 214. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2040470010003572

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