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A genome-wide association study for quantitative trait loci of show-jumping in Hanoverian warmblood horses.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2012
Schröder W, Klostermann A, Stock K F, Distl O
Abstract excerpt
Show-jumping is an economically important breeding goal in Hanoverian warmblood horses. The aim of this study was a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for quantitative trait loci (QTL) for show-jumping in Hanoverian warmblood horses, employing the Illumina equine SNP50 Beadchip. For our analyses, we genotyped 115 stallions of the National State stud of Lower Saxony. The show-jumping talent of a horse includes...
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