Genomic analysis of milk yield and heat tolerance in small holder dairy system of sub-Saharan Africa

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Chinyere, E., Mrode, R., Oloo, D., Komwihangilo, E., Lyatuu, G., Msuta, J.M., Ojango, J. and Okeyo, A.M. 2022. Genomic analysis of milk yield and heat tolerance in smallholder dairy systems of sub-Saharan Africa. Poster prepared for the 12th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, ILRI, Nairobi, July 2022. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

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