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Mamokoma Cathrine Modiba1,2, Khathutshelo Agree Nephawe3, Khanyisile Hadebe Mdladla4
1College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street, Changchun 130118, China.
Abstract:
Semen quality plays a crucial role in the successful implementation of breeding programs, especially where artificial insemination (AI) is practiced. Bulls with good semen traits have good fertility and can produce a volume of high semen per ejaculation. The aim of this review is to use an information approach to highlight candidate genes and their relation to bull semen production traits. The use of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has been demonstrated to be successful in identifying genomic regions and individual variations associated with production traits. Studies have reported over 40 genes associated with semen traits using Illumina BeadChip single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs).
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