Article
Genome-wide association study for semen traits of the bulls in Chinese Holstein.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2017
Qin Chunhua, Yin Hongwei, Zhang Xu, Sun Dongxiao, Zhang Qin, Liu Jianfeng, Ding Xiangdong, Zhang Yi, Zhang Shengli
Abstract excerpt
A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed to identify markers and candidate genes for five semen traits in the Holstein bull population in China. The analyzed dataset consisted of records from 692 bulls from eight bull stations; each bull was genotyped using the Illumina BovineSNP50 BeadChip. Association tests between each trait and the 41 188 informative high-quality SNPs were achieved with gapit...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Cattle
- China
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genotype
- Genotyping Techniques
- Male
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Semen