Article
Impacts of using inbred animals in studies for detection of quantitative trait loci.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Feb 2009
Freyer G, Vukasinovic N, Cassell B
Abstract excerpt
Effects of utilizing inbred and noninbred family structures in experiments for detection of quantitative trait loci (QTL) were compared in this simulation study. Simulations were based on a general pedigree design originating from 2 unrelated sires. A variance component approach of mapping QTL was applied to simulated data that reflected common family structures from dairy populations. Five different family...
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