Eigen decomposition expedites longitudinal genome-wide association studies for milk production traits in Chinese Holstein

Abstract Background Pseudo-phenotypes, such as 305-day yields, estimated breeding values or deregressed proofs, are usually used as response variables for genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of milk production traits in dairy cattle. Computational inefficiency challenges the direct use of test-da...

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Main Authors: Chao Ning, Dan Wang, Xianrui Zheng, Qin Zhang, Shengli Zhang, Raphael Mrode, Jian-Feng Liu
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-018-0383-0