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Estimation of variance components for carcass traits in Japanese Black cattle using 50K SNP genotype data.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Jan 2014
Watanabe Toshio, Matsuda Hirokazu, Arakawa Aisaku, Yamada Takahisa, Iwaisaki Hiroaki, Nishimura Shota, Sugimoto Yoshikazu
Abstract excerpt
Genomic selection using high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotype data may accelerate genetic improvements in livestock animals. In this study, we attempted to estimate the variance components of six carcass traits in fattened Japanese Black steers using SNP genotype data. Six hundred and seventy-three steers were genotyped using an Illumina Bovine SNP50 BeadChip and phenotyped for cold carcass...
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