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Articles | Volume 69, issue 4
Articles | Volume 69, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-563-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-563-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 69, issue 4
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06 Oct 2026
Original study |  | 06 Oct 2026

Genome-wide association study of gestation length in German Holsteins

Maximilian Zölch, Valentin P. Haas, Christin Schmidtmann, Hatem Alkhoder, Jens Tetens, and Jörn Bennewitz

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Short summary
Gestation length (GL) is an important component of fertility in cows, as it interacts with stillbirth and calving ease. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was applied to a dataset of German Holstein cows, aiming to identify genomic variants associated with direct and maternal GL. We found variants for the direct effect on GL at BTA14, 18, and 19. This is consistent with previous studies in other populations, allowing the transfer of their insights.
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