tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post2844798404657367428..comments2024-01-04T04:11:55.717+02:00Comments on Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: Artificial selection in dairy cattleDienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-45710240118508573562009-08-20T00:49:14.899+03:002009-08-20T00:49:14.899+03:00"Altogether, these observations shed light on..."Altogether, these observations shed light on the antagonism, at the genome level, between milk production and reproduction traits in highly producing dairy cows". <br /><br />That's really interesting. For decades now the argument has been over whether inbreeding or selection only for production is responsible for the decreasing fertility in dairy cattle. Now we see that it is both. Inbreeding for production is raising the proportion of the 'lowered fertility gene'.terrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327062321100035888noreply@blogger.com