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GWA analysis for milk production traits in dairy sheep and genetic support for a QTN influencing milk protein percentage in the LALBA gene.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
García-Gámez Elsa, Gutiérrez-Gil Beatriz, Sahana Goutam, Sánchez Juan-Pablo, Bayón Yolanda, Arranz Juan-José
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we used the Illumina OvineSNP50 BeadChip to conduct a genome-wide association (GWA) analysis for milk production traits in dairy sheep by analyzing a commercial population of Spanish Churra sheep. The studied population consisted of a total of 1,681 Churra ewes belonging to 16 half-sib families with available records for milk yield (MY), milk protein and fat yields (PY and FY) and milk protein and...
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