UW-Madison researchers have identified a gene in grasses involved in upregulating the metabolic pathway that yields the aromatic acid tyrosine. When they move this gene into another plant species, the...
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Collections of polynucleotides useful estimating breeding value or detecting likelihood of an increased susceptibility to contracting paratuberculosis are disclosed. The polynucleotides are used to de...
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Reproductive performance in high-producing dairy cows is declining.  The decrease in fertility and early embryonic survival rate is a worldwide problem.  It likely is caused by several factors, incl...
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The decline in reproductive performance in cattle over the last four decades has been ascribed primarily to fertilization failure and early embryonic loss. Although the genetic makeups of both parents...
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Reproductive performance in high-producing dairy cows is declining.  The decrease in fertility and early embryonic survival rate is a serious problem worldwide, leading to increased dairy cow culling...
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