Genome-Wide Association Study for Milk Fatty Acids in Holstein Cattle Accounting for the DGAT1 Gene Effect.
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SUBMITTER: Cruz VAR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6912218 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
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Genome-Wide Association Study for Milk Fatty Acids in Holstein Cattle Accounting for the <i>DGAT1</i> Gene Effect.
Cruz Valdecy A R VAR Oliveira Hinayah R HR Brito Luiz F LF Fleming Allison A Larmer Steven S Miglior Filippo F Schenkel Flavio S FS
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20191119 11
The identification of genomic regions and candidate genes associated with milk fatty acids contributes to better understand the underlying biology of these traits and enables breeders to modify milk fat composition through genetic selection. The main objectives of this study were: (1) to perform genome-wide association analyses for five groups of milk fatty acids in Holstein cattle using a high-density (777K) SNP panel; and (2) to compare the results of GWAS accounting (or not) for the <i>DGAT1< ...[more]
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