Distinguishing pleiotropy from linked QTL between milk production traits and mastitis resistance in Nordic Holstein cattle

Abstract Background Production and health traits are central in cattle breeding. Advances in next-generation sequencing technologies and genotype imputation have increased the resolution of gene mapping based on genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Thus, numerous candidate genes that affect milk...

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Main Authors: Zexi Cai, Magdalena Dusza, Bernt Guldbrandtsen, Mogens Sandø Lund, Goutam Sahana
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-020-00538-6