Phenotypes

Besnard et al. (2023) monitored “sire-family calf mortality within the French and Walloon Holstein populations, and ... [used] this information to detect genetic defects that might have been overlooked by lack of specific symptoms. … After outlining the 5 worst bulls per category, [the authors] ... paid particular attention to the bulls Mo and Pa, because they were half-brothers. Using a battery of approaches, including necropsies, karyotyping...