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Quantitative trait loci underlying udder morphology traits in dairy sheep.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Sept 2008
Gutiérrez-Gil B, El-Zarei M F, Alvarez L, Bayón Y, de la Fuente L F, San Primitivo F, Arranz J J
Abstract excerpt
A genome scan was conducted on the basis of the daughter design to detect quantitative trait loci (QTL) influencing udder morphology traits in Spanish Churra dairy sheep. A total of 739 ewes belonging to 11 half-sib families were genotyped for 182 microsatellite markers covering 3,248.2 cM (Kosambi) of the ovine autosomal genome. Phenotypic traits included scores for 5 linear udder traits: udder depth, udder...
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