Single nucleotide polymorphic sites at positions 3117, 12195, 13244, 13319, and 13516 of the bovine STAT5 gene are associated with improved fertilization rate and/or improved embryo survival rate. Als...
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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 facto...
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Commercial cattle breeding constantly strives to improve efficiency. One relevant issue is ‘twinning,’ when multiple calves are birthed at once. Twinning is undesirable in the dairy cattle sector ...
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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. Fertility and embryonic survival are affected by many environmental factors that can stress an animal, decreasing the chance of conc...
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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 both genetic ...
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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 cul...
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Traditional breeding techniques in dairy cattle take many years and do not efficiently take into account all sources of genetic variability. Marker-assisted selection is an alternative that could lowe...
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