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Interval mapping of growth quantitative trait loci in Japanese Black beef cattle using microsatellite DNA markers and half-sib regression analysis

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posted on 2023-05-25, 23:36 authored by Malau-Aduli, AEO, Niibayashi, T, Kojima, T, Oshima, K, Mizoguchi, Y, Komatsu, M
A confirmatory scan for the regions of bovine chromosome 1 segregating the quantitative trait loci (QTL) influencing birthweight, weaning weight, yearling weight, and preweaning and postweaning average daily gains was performed by genotyping half-sib progeny of four Japanese Black sires using microsatellite DNA markers. Data were analyzed by generating an F-statistic every 1 cM on a linkage map by the regression of phenotype on the probabilities of inheriting an allele from the sire after adjusting for the fixed effects of sire, sex, parity and season of birth as well as age as a covariate. Permutation tests at chromosome-wide significance thresholds were carried out over 10 000 iterations. A significant QTL for birthweight at 114 cM was detected in the sire 2 family. This identification of a birthweight QTL in Japanese Black cattle may be useful for the implementation of marker-assisted selection.

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Publication title

Animal Science Journal

Volume

76

Article number

1

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1

Pagination

11-18

ISSN

1344-3941

Department/School

School of Zoology (Freshwater Systems)

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  • Open

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