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A QTL with major effect on milk yield and composition maps to bovine chromosome 14.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Jul 1998
Coppieters W, Riquet J, Arranz J J, Berzi P, Cambisano N, Grisart B, Karim L, Marcq F, Moreau L, Nezer C, Simon P, Vanmanshoven P, Wagenaar D, Georges M
Abstract excerpt
A whole genome scan was undertaken in a granddaughter design comprising 1158 progeny-tested bulls in order to map QTL influencing milk yield and composition. In this paper we report the identification of a locus on the centromeric end of bovine Chromosome (Chr) 14, with major effect on fat and protein percentage as well as milk yield. The genuine nature of this QTL was verified using the grand2-daughter design,...
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