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Single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes associated with feed efficiency in beef cattle.
BMC genetics - 25 Sept 2013
Serão Nick Vl, González-Peña Dianelys, Beever Jonathan E, Faulkner Dan B, Southey Bruce R, Rodriguez-Zas Sandra L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: General, breed- and diet-dependent associations between feed efficiency in beef cattle and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or haplotypes were identified on a population of 1321 steers using a 50 K SNP panel. Genomic associations with traditional two-step indicators of feed efficiency - residual feed intake (RFI), residual average daily gain (RADG), and residual intake gain (RIG) - were compared...
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