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Quantitative trait loci for clinical mastitis on chromosomes 2, 6, 14 and 20 in Norwegian Red cattle.
Animal genetics - 1 Oct 2011
Sodeland M, Kent M P, Olsen H G, Opsal M A, Svendsen M, Sehested E, Hayes B J, Lien S
Abstract excerpt
Mastitis is the most frequent and costly disease in dairy production and solutions leading to a reduction in the incidence of mastitis are highly demanded. Here a genome-wide association study was performed to identify polymorphisms affecting susceptibility to mastitis. Genotypes for 17 349 SNPs...
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