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Tag SNP selection for prediction of adaptation traits in Braford and Hereford cattle using Bayesian methods.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Jan 2025
Reimann Fernando A, Campos Gabriel S, Junqueira Vinícius S, Comin Helena B, Sollero Bruna P, Cardoso Leandro L, da Costa Rodrigo F, Boligon Arione A, Yokoo Marcos J, Cardoso Fernando F
Abstract excerpt
This study utilized Bayesian inference in a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify genetic markers associated with traits relevant to the adaptation of Hereford and Braford cattle breeds. We focused on eye pigmentation (EP), weaning hair coat (WHC), yearling hair coat (YHC), and breeding standard (BS). Our dataset comprised 126,290 animals in the pedigree. Out of these, 233 sires were genotyped using...
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