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Marker-assisted breeding value estimation for mastitis resistance in Finnish Ayrshire cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Aug 2011
Mulder H A, Lidauer M H, Vilkki J H, Strandén I, Veerkamp R F
Abstract excerpt
Marker-assisted breeding value estimation is expected to increase the accuracy of estimated breeding values, especially for traits with low heritability. Several quantitative trait loci (QTL) have been found for somatic cell score and clinical mastitis. The objective of this study was to demonstrate marker-assisted breeding value estimation, combining data of genotyped and ungenotyped animals in a large pedigree...
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