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A region on BTA14 that includes the positional candidate genes LYPLA1, XKR4 and TMEM68 is associated with feed intake and growth phenotypes in cattle(1).
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2012
Lindholm-Perry A K, Kuehn L A, Smith T P L, Ferrell C L, Jenkins T G, Freetly H C, Snelling W M
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Feed cost for beef cattle is the largest expense incurred by cattle producers. The development of genetic markers to enhance selection of more efficient animals that require less feed while still achieving acceptable levels of production has the potential to substantially reduce production costs. A genome-wide marker association approach based on the Illumina BovineSNP50 BeadChip™ was used to identify genomic...
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