Manon Dewulf1, Luc Duchateau2, Maya Meesters1

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Reproduction and Population Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.

概括

霍尔斯坦牛犊的新生儿端粒长度 (TL) 不能预测寿命或乳量. 然而,较长的TL与提高生殖效率有关,这表明它有可能作为乳牛生育能力的生物标志物.