Whole Genome Analysis of Heifer Puberty in Brahman Cattle

Title
Whole Genome Analysis of Heifer Puberty in Brahman Cattle
Publication Date
2010
Author(s)
Zhang, Yuandan
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1998-3313
Email: yzhang4@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:yzhang4
Tier, Bruce
Hawken, R J
Editor
Editor(s): Gesellschaft für Tierzuchtwissenschaften e. V.
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
German Society for Animal Science
Place of publication
Germany
UNE publication id
une:7363
Abstract
Whole genome association studies have been increasingly used for QTL discovery. Analyses can performed using single marker (for example, single-nucleotide polymorphism, SNP) regression, but have also evolved to multiple marker (SNPs) regression to facilitate genomic selection. A major area of importance to the Northern Australian beef industry is female reproductive rate; specifically the number of calves produced over the lifetime of breeding females. An important component of female reproductive rate is age at puberty of heifers. Reduction of age at puberty of heifers can increase calving rates (Taylor and Rudder 1986). This study compared the two types of methods for estimating SNP effects for age at puberty.
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Citation
Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production
ISBN
9783000316081

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