Transcriptome profiles in peripheral white blood cells at the time of artificial insemination discriminate beef heifers with different fertility potential.
Sarah E DickinsonBrock A GriffinMichelle F ElmoreLisa Kriese-AndersonJoshua B ElmorePaul W DyceSoren P RodningFernando H BiasePublished in: BMC genomics (2018)
The transcriptome profile in PWBC, at the time of AI, is associated with the fertility potential of beef heifers. Transcript levels of specific genes may be further explored as potential classifiers, and thus selection tools, of heifer fertility.