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Single nucleotide polymorphisms at the imprinted bovine insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) locus are associated with dairy performance in Irish Holstein-Friesian cattle.
The Journal of dairy research - 1 Feb 2011
Berkowicz Erik W, Magee David A, Sikora Klaudia M, Berry Donagh P, Howard Dawn J, Mullen Michael P, Evans Ross D, Spillane Charles, MacHugh David E
Abstract excerpt
The imprinted insulin-like growth factor 2 gene (IGF2) encodes a fetal mitogenic hormone protein (IGF-II) and has previously been shown to be associated with performance in dairy cattle. In this study we assessed genotype-phenotype associations between four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located within the bovine IGF2 locus on chromosome 29 and a range of performance traits related to milk production,...
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