Article
Genome-wide association analysis of thirty one production, health, reproduction and body conformation traits in contemporary U.S. Holstein cows.
BMC genomics - 11 Aug 2011
Cole John B, Wiggans George R, Ma Li, Sonstegard Tad S, Lawlor Thomas J, Crooker Brian A, Van Tassell Curtis P, Yang Jing, Wang Shengwen, Matukumalli Lakshmi K, Da Yang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association analysis is a powerful tool for annotating phenotypic effects on the genome and knowledge of genes and chromosomal regions associated with dairy phenotypes is useful for genome and gene-based selection. Here, we report results of a genome-wide analysis of predicted transmitting ability (PTA) of 31 production, health, reproduction and body conformation traits in contemporary...
Topics
- Animals
- Body Constitution
- Cattle
- Dairying
- Female
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genotype
- Milk
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Pregnancy
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Quantitative Trait, Heritable