A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Association Study in U.S. Holstein Cattle

A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Association Study in U.S. Holstein Cattle

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) is a powerful approach to identify genomic regions and genetic variants associated with phenotypes. However, only limited mutual confirmation from different studies is available. We conducted a large-scale GWAS using 294,079 first-lactation Holstein cows and iden...

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Main Authors: Jicai Jiang, Li Ma, Dzianis Prakapenka, Paul M. VanRaden, John B. Cole, Yang Da
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
GWAS
dairy cattle
milk production
fertility
somatic cell score
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.00412/full

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