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GWAS and fine-mapping of livability and six disease traits in Holstein cattle.
BMC genomics - 13 Jan 2020
Freebern Ellen, Santos Daniel J A, Fang Lingzhao, Jiang Jicai, Parker Gaddis Kristen L, Liu George E, VanRaden Paul M, Maltecca Christian, Cole John B, Ma Li
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BACKGROUND: Health traits are of significant economic importance to the dairy industry due to their effects on milk production and associated treatment costs. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide a means to identify associated genomic variants and thus reveal insights into the genetic architecture of complex traits and diseases. The objective of this study is to investigate the genetic basis of seven...
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