A genome-wide association study for somatic cell score using the Illumina high-density bovine beadchip identifies several novel QTL potentially related to mastitis susceptibility

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue NOV, 2013, Pages

  Meredith, Brian K ^a,b   Berry, Donagh P ^a   Kearney, Francis ^c   Finlay, Emma K ^d   Fahey, Alan G ^b   Bradley, Daniel G ^d   Lynn, David J ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

GWAS; Holstein Friesian; Mastitis; SNP; Somatic cell score

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890292620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2013.00229     Document Type: Article

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