Targeted imputation of sequence variants and gene expression profiling identifies twelve candidate genes associated with lactation volume, composition and calving interval in dairy cattle

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 81-97

  Raven, Lesley Ann ^a,b,c   Cocks, Benjamin G ^a,b,c   Kemper, Kathryn E ^d   Chamberlain, Amanda J ^a   Vander Jagt, Christy J ^a   Goddard, Michael E ^a,c,d   Hayes, Ben J ^a,b,c  

^a Victorian Department of Primary Industries   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA TRANSDUCIN REPEAT CONTAINING GENE; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR RECEPTOR 2B GENE; DAIRY CATTLE; EPITHELIAL MITOGEN GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOTYPE; GH3 DOMAIN CONTAINING GENE; JERSEY CATTLE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLAND; MICROSOMAL GLUTATHIONE S TRANSFERASE 1 GENE; MILK PRODUCTION; MUCIN 1 GENE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOSOL FACTOR 4 GENE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROGESTAGEN ASSOCIATED ENDOMETRIAL PROTEIN GENE; RNA SEQUENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCER AND ACTIVATOR OF TRANSCRIPTION 5A GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCER AND ACTIVATOR OF TRANSCRIPTION 5B GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 37 MEMBER A1 GENE; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR GENE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BOVINE; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOMAL MAPPING; CHROMOSOME; DAIRYING; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; METABOLISM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; UDDER;

FAT INTAKE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; DAIRYING; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MILK; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 84956614766     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: 14321777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00335-015-9613-8     Document Type: Article

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