Cattle QTL Database

Release 56
(Apr 24, 2025)

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References

On trait: Milk fat percentage

Alain K, Karrow NA, Thibault C, St-Pierre J, Lessard M, Bissonnette N (2009). Osteopontin: an early innate immune marker of Escherichia coli mastitis harbors genetic polymorphisms with possible links with resistance to mastitis BMC Genomics,10:444. [see all QTL by this paper]
Alim M A, Wang P, Wu X P, Li C, Cui X G, Zhang S L, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Sun D X (2014). Effect of FASN gene on milk yield and milk composition in the Chinese Holstein dairy population Animal genetics,45(1):111-3. [see all QTL by this paper]
Arranz JJ, Coppieters W, Berzi P, Cambisano N, Grisart B, Karim L, Marcq F,Moreau L, Mezer C, Riquet J, Simon P, Vanmanshoven P, (1998). A QTL affecting milk yield and composition maps to bovine chromosome 20: aconfirmation. Animal Genetics,29(2):107-15.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Ashwell MS, Heyen DW, Sonstegard TS, Van Tassell CP, Da Y, VanRaden PM, Ron M,Weller JI, Lewin HA. (2004). Detection of quantitative trait loci affecting milk production, health, andreproductive traits in Holstein cattle. J Dairy Sci,87(2):468-75.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Ashwell, M S; Da, Y; Van Tassell, C P; Vanraden, P M; Miller, R H; Rexroad, C E (1998). Detection of putative loci affecting milk production and composition, health, and type traits in a United States Holstein population. Journal of dairy science,81 (12): 3309-14. [see all QTL by this paper]
Ashwell, M S; Van Tassell, C P; Sonstegard, T S; (2002). A genome scan to identify quantitative trait loci affecting economically important traits in a US Holstein population. Journal of dairy science,11 (84): 2535-42. [see all QTL by this paper]
Barbosa da Silva MV, Sonstegard TS, Thallman RM, Connor EE, Schnabel RD, Van Tassell CP (2010). Characterization of DGAT1 allelic effects in a sample of North American Holstein cattle Anim Biotechnol.,21(2): 88-99. [see all QTL by this paper]
Beecher C, Daly M, Childs S, Berry DP, Magee DA, McCarthy TV, Giblin L (2010). Polymorphisms in bovine immune genes and their associations with somatic cell count and milk production in dairy cattle BMC genetics,11:99. [see all QTL by this paper]
Benedet A, Ho PN, Xiang R, Bolormaa S, De Marchi M, Goddard ME, Pryce JE (2019). The use of mid-infrared spectra to map genes affecting milk composition J Dairy Sci,102(8):7189-7203. [see all QTL by this paper]
Bennewitz J, Reinsch N, Guiard V, Fritz S, Thomsen H, Looft C, Kuhn C, Schwerin M, Weimann C, Erhardt G, Reinhardt F, Reents R, (2004). Multiple quantitative trait loci mapping with cofactors and application of alternative variants of the false discovery rate in an enlarged granddaughter design. Genetics,168(2):1019-27.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Bennewitz, J; Reinsch, N; Paul, S; Looft, C; Kaupe, B; Weimann, C; Erhardt, G; Thaller, G; KÃ¼hn, Ch; Schwerin, M; Thomsen, H; R (2004). The DGAT1 K232A mutation is not solely responsible for the milk production quantitative trait locus on the bovine chromosome 14. Journal of dairy science,2 (87): 431-42. [see all QTL by this paper]
Bennewitz, Jorn; Reinsch, Norbert; Grohs, Cecile; Leveziel, Hubert; Malafosse, Alain; Thomsen, Hauke; Xu, Ningying; Looft, Chris (2003). Combined analysis of data from two granddaughter designs: A simple strategy for QTL confirmation and increasing experimental power in dairy cattle. Genetics, Selection, Evolution : GSE,3 (35): 319-38. [see all QTL by this paper]
Berkowicz EW, Magee DA, Sikora KM, Berry DP, Howard DJ, Mullen MP, Evans RD, Spillane C, Machugh DE (2011). Single nucleotide polymorphisms at the imprinted bovine insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) locus are associated with dairy performance in Irish Holstein-Friesian cattle J Dairy Res,78(1): 1-8. [see all QTL by this paper]
Berry, S D; Lopez-Villalobos, N; Beattie, E M; Davis, S R; Adams, L F; Thomas, N L; Ankersmit-Udy, A E; Stanfield, A M; Lehnert, (2010). Mapping a quantitative trait locus for the concentration of beta-lactoglobulin in milk, and the effect of beta-lactoglobulin genetic variants on the composition of milk from Holstein-Friesian x Jersey crossbred cows. New Zealand veterinary journal,58(1): 1-5. [see all QTL by this paper]
Bhattarai D, Chen X, Ur Rehman Z, Hao X, Ullah F, Dad R, Talpur HS, Kadariya I, Cui L, Fan M, Zhang S (2017). Association of MAP4K4 gene single nucleotide polymorphism with mastitis and milk traits in Chinese Holstein cattle Journal of Dairy Research,84(1): 76-79. [see all QTL by this paper]
Blott S, Kim JJ, Moisio S, Schmidt-Küntzel A, Cornet A, Berzi P, Cambisano N, Ford C, Grisart B, Johnson D, Karim L, Simon P, Snell R, Spelman R, Wong J, Vilkki J, Georges M, Farnir F, Coppieters W. (2003). Molecular dissection of a quantitative trait locus: a phenylalanine-to-tyrosinesubstitution in the transmembrane domain of the bovine growth hormone receptoris associated with a major effect on milk yield and composition. Genetics,163(1):253-66.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Boichard D, Grohs C, Bourgeois F, Cerqueira F, Faugeras R, Neau A, Rupp R, Amigues Y, Boscher MY, Levéziel H. (2003). Detection of genes influencing economic traits in three French dairy cattle breeds. Genetics, Selection, Evolution : GSE,1 (35): 77-101. [see all QTL by this paper]
Bonakdar E, Rahmani HR, Edriss MA, Sayed Tabatabaei BE (2010). IGF-I gene polymorphism, but not its blood concentration, is associated with milk fat and protein in Holstein dairy cows Genet Mol Res,9(3): 1726-34. [see all QTL by this paper]
Bovenhuis H, Visker M H P W, Poulsen N A, Sehested J, van Valenberg H J F, van Arendonk J A M, Larsen L B, Buitenhuis A J (2016). Effects of the diacylglycerol o-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) K232A polymorphism on fatty acid, protein, and mineral composition of dairy cattle milk Journal of dairy science,99(4): 3113-23. [see all QTL by this paper]
Bovenhuis H, Visker M H P W, van Valenberg H J F, Buitenhuis A J, van Arendonk J A M (2015). Effects of the DGAT1 polymorphism on test-day milk production traits throughout lactation Journal of dairy science,98(9): 6572-82. [see all QTL by this paper]
Bovenhuis H, Weller JI. (1994). Mapping and analysis of dairy cattle quantitative trait loci by maximum likelihood methodology using milk protein genes as genetic markers Genetics,137(1):267-80. [see all QTL by this paper]
Brym P, Kaminski S, Rusc A (2004). New SSCP polymorphism within bovine STAT5A gene and its associations with milkperformance traits in Black-and-White and Jersey cattle. J Appl Genet,45(4):445-52.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Buaban S, Lengnudum K, Boonkum W, Phakdeedindan P (2021). Genome-wide association study on milk production and somatic cell score for Thai dairy cattle using weighted single-step approach with random regression test-day model Journal of dairy science,S0022-0302(21)00973-5. [see all QTL by this paper]
Buitenhuis B, Janss LL, Poulsen NA, Larsen LB, Larsen MK, Sørensen P (2014). Genome-wide association and biological pathway analysis for milk-fat composition in Danish Holstein and Danish Jersey cattle BMC genomics,15(1): 1112. [see all QTL by this paper]
Capomaccio S, Milanesi M, Bomba L, Cappelli K, Nicolazzi EL, Williams JL, Ajmone-Marsan P, Stefanon B (2015). Searching new signals for production traits through gene-based association analysis in three Italian cattle breeds Animal genetics,46(4): 361-70. [see all QTL by this paper]
Cecchinato A, Ribeca C, Chessa S, Cipolat-Gotet C, Maretto F, Casellas J, Bittante G (2014). Candidate gene association analysis for milk yield, composition, urea nitrogen and somatic cell scores in Brown Swiss cows. Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience,8(7): 1062-70. [see all QTL by this paper]
Cecchinato A, Ribeca C, Maurmayr A, Penasa M, De Marchi M, Macciotta N P P, Mele M, Secchiari P, Pagnacco G, Bittante G, (2012). Short communication: Effects of β-lactoglobulin, stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 1, and sterol regulatory element binding protein gene allelic variants on milk production, composition, acidity, and coagulation properties of Brown Swiss cows. Journal of dairy science,95 (1): 450-4. [see all QTL by this paper]
Chamberlain A J, Hayes B J, Savin K, Bolormaa S, McPartlan H C, Bowman P J, Van der Jagt C, MacEachern S, Goddard M E, (2012). Validation of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with milk production traits in dairy cattle. Journal of dairy science,95 (2): 864-75. [see all QTL by this paper]
Chen H, Liu C, Xiang M, Yu J, Xia Y, Hu X, Wang D, Tao B, Zhang Y, Cheng L (2022). Contribution of the mutation rs8193069 in TLR4 to mastitis resistance and performance in Holstein cows in southern China Veterinary medicine and science,8(1): 357-366. [see all QTL by this paper]
Chen HY, Zhang Q, Yin CC, Wang CK, Gong WJ, Mei G. (2006). Detection of quantitative trait loci affecting milk production traits on bovinechromosome 6 in a Chinese Holstein population by the daughter design. J Dairy Sci,89(2):782-90.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Chen S, Chai M, Tian C, Li Y, Deng T, Wu H, Liu X (2018). Genetic variants of fatty acid elongase 6 in Chinese Holstein cow Gene,670: 123-129. [see all QTL by this paper]
Cobanoglu, O; Zaitoun, I; Chang, Y M; Shook, G E; Khatib, H (2006). Effects of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) gene on milk production traits in Holstein dairy cattle. Journal of dairy science,89 (11): 4433-7. [see all QTL by this paper]
Cochran SD, Cole JB, Null DJ, Hansen PJ (2013). Discovery of single nucleotide polymorphisms in candidate genes associated with fertility and production traits in Holstein cattle BMC genetics,14: 49. [see all QTL by this paper]
Cohen-Zinder M, Seroussi E, Larkin DM, Loor JJ, Everts-van der Wind A, Lee JH, Drackley JK, Band MR, Hernandez AG, Shani M, Lewi (2005). Identification of a missense mutation in the bovine ABCG2 gene with a major effect on the QTL on chromosome 6 affecting milk yield and composition in Holstein cattle Genome Research,15(7):936-44.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Cole JB, Wiggans GR, Ma L, Sonstegard TS, Lawlor TJ Jr, Crooker BA, Van Tassell CP, Yang J, Wang S, Matukumalli LK, Da Y (2011). Genome-wide association analysis of thirty one production, health, reproduction and body conformation traits in contemporary U.S. Holstein cows BMC Genomics,12:408. [see all QTL by this paper]
Coppieters W, Riquet J, Arranz JJ, Berzi P, Cambisano N, Grisart B, Karim L, Marcq F, Moreau L, Nezer C, Simon P, Vanmanshoven P (1998). A QTL with major effect on milk yield and composition maps to bovine Chromosome 14 Mammalian genome,9(7):540-4.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Cortes-HernÃ¡ndez JG, GarcÃa-Ruiz A, PeÃ±agaricano F, Montaldo HH, Ruiz-LÃ³pez FJ (2025). Uncovering the genetic basis of milk production traits in Mexican Holstein cattle based on individual markers and genomic windows PLoS One,20(2): e0314888. [see all QTL by this paper]
Fang M, Fu W, Jiang D, Zhang Q, Sun D, Ding X, Liu J (2014). A multiple-SNP approach for genome-wide association study of milk production traits in Chinese Holstein cattle PloS one,9(8): e99544. [see all QTL by this paper]
Farnir F, Grisart B, Coppieters W, Riquet J, Berzi P, Cambisano N, Karim L, Mni M, Moisio S, Simon P, Wagenaar D, Vilkki J, Georges M. (2002). Simultaneous mining of linkage and linkage disequilibrium to fine map quantitative trait loci in outbred half-sib pedigrees: revisiting the location of a quantitative trait locus with major effect on milk production on bovine chromosome 14. Genetics,161(1):275-87.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Fink T, Tiplady K, Lopdell T, Johnson T, Snell RG, Spelman RJ, Davis SR, Littlejohn MD (2017). Functional confirmation of PLAG1 as the candidate causative gene underlying major pleiotropic effects on body weight and milk characteristics Scientific Reports,7:44793. [see all QTL by this paper]
Fontanesi L, Calò D G, Galimberti G, Negrini R, Marino R, Nardone A, Ajmone-Marsan P, Russo V (2014). A candidate gene association study for nine economically important traits in Italian Holstein cattle Animal genetics,45(4): 576-80. [see all QTL by this paper]
Freyer, G; Kuhn, C; Weikard, R; Zhang, Q; Mayer, M; Hoeschele, I (2002). Multiple QTL on chromosome six in dairy cattle affecting yield and content traits. J Anim Breed Genet,119: 69-82. [see all QTL by this paper]
Frischknecht M, Pausch H, Bapst B, Signer-Hasler H, Flury C, Garrick D, Stricker C, Fries R, Gredler-Grandl B (2017). Highly accurate sequence imputation enables precise QTL mapping in Brown Swiss cattle BMC genomics,18(1): 999. [see all QTL by this paper]
Fu Y, Jia R, Xu L, Su D, Li Y, Liu L, Ma Z, Sun D, Han B (2022). Fatty acid desaturase 2 affects the milk-production traits in Chinese Holsteins Animal Genetics,53(3):422-426. [see all QTL by this paper]
Gao, H; Fang, M; Liu, J; Zhang, Q (2009). Bayesian shrinkage mapping for multiple QTL in half-sib families. Heredity,103(5): 368-76. [see all QTL by this paper]
Georges M, Nielsen D, Mackinnon M, Mishra A, Okimoto R, Pasquino AT, Sargeant LS, Sorensen A, Steele MR, Zhao X, et al. (1995). Mapping quantitative trait loci controlling milk production in dairy cattle by exploiting progeny testing. Genetics,139(2):907-20.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Giblin L, Butler ST, Kearney BM, Waters SM, Callanan MJ, Berry DP (2010). Association of bovine leptin polymorphisms with energy output and energy storage traits in progeny tested Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle sires BMC genetics,11:73. [see all QTL by this paper]
Grisart B, Coppieters W, Farnir F, Karim L, Ford C, Berzi P, Cambisano N, Mni M, Reid S, Simon P, Spelman R, Georges M, Snell R. (2002). Positional candidate cloning of a QTL in dairy cattle: identification of a missense mutation in the bovine DGAT1 gene with major effect on milk yield and composition Genome Research,12(2):222-31. [see all QTL by this paper]
Grisart B, Farnir F, Karim L, Cambisano N, Kim JJ, Kvasz A, Mni M, Simon P, Frere JM, Coppieters W, Georges M. (2004). Genetic and functional confirmation of the causality of the DGAT1 K232A quantitative trait nucleotide in affecting milk yield and composition Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.,101(8):2398-403.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Han B, Liang W, Liu L, Li Y, Sun D (2017). Determination of genetic effects of ATF3 and CDKN1A genes on milk yield and compositions in Chinese Holstein population BMC genetics,18(1): 47. [see all QTL by this paper]
Han B, Liang W, Liu L, Li Y, Sun D (2018). Genetic association of the ACACB gene with milk yield and composition traits in dairy cattle Animal genetics,49(3):169-177. [see all QTL by this paper]
Han B, Yuan Y, Li Y, Liu L, Sun D (2019). Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of NUCB2 and their Genetic Associations with Milk Production Traits in Dairy Cows Genes,10(6). [see all QTL by this paper]
Han B, Yuan Y, Liang R, Li Y, Liu L, Sun D (2019). Genetic Effects of LPIN1 Polymorphisms on Milk Production Traits in Dairy Cattle Genes,10(4):E265. [see all QTL by this paper]
He X, Chu MX, Qiao L, He JN, Wang PQ, Feng T, Di R, Cao GL, Fang L, An YF (2012). Polymorphisms of STAT5A gene and their association with milk production traits in Holstein cows Mol Biol Rep,39(3):2901-7. [see all QTL by this paper]
Heyen DW, Weller JI, Ron M, Band M, Beever JE, Feldmesser E, Da Y, Wiggans GR,VanRaden PM, Lewin HA. (1999). A genome scan for QTL influencing milk production and health traits in dairycattle. Physiol Genomics,1(3):165-75.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Höglund, J K; Buitenhuis, A J; Guldbrandtsen, B; Su, G; Thomsen, B; Lund, M S; (2009). Overlapping chromosomal regions for fertility traits and production traits in the Danish Holstein population. Journal of dairy science,92(11): 5712-9. [see all QTL by this paper]
Ibeagha-Awemu EM, Peters SO, Akwanji KA, Imumorin IG, Zhao X (2016). High density genome wide genotyping-by-sequencing and association identifies common and low frequency SNPs, and novel candidate genes influencing cow milk traits Scientific reports,6: 31109. [see all QTL by this paper]
Ilie DE, Mizeranschi AE, Mihali CV, NeamÈ› RI, Cziszter LT, CarabaÈ™ M, GrÄƒdinaru AC (2023). Polymorphism of the Prolactin (PRL) Gene and Its Effect on Milk Production Traits in Romanian Cattle Breeds Veterinary sciences,10(4):275. [see all QTL by this paper]
Iung LHS, Petrini J, RamÃrez-DÃaz J, Salvian M, Rovadoscki GA, Pilonetto F, Dauria BD, Machado PF, Coutinho LL, Wiggans GR, MourÃ£o GB (2019). Genome-wide association study for milk production traits in a Brazilian Holstein population Journal of dairy science,102(6):5305-5314. [see all QTL by this paper]
Jia R, Fu Y, Xu L, Li H, Li Y, Liu L, Ma Z, Sun D, Han B (2021). Associations between polymorphisms of SLC22A7, NGFR, ARNTL and PPP2R2B genes and Milk production traits in Chinese Holstein BMC genomic data,22(1): 47. [see all QTL by this paper]
Jia R, Xu L, Sun D, Han B (2022). Genetic marker identification of SEC13 gene for milk production traits in Chinese holstein Frontiers in Genetics,13: 1065096. [see all QTL by this paper]
Jiang J, Liu L, Gao Y, Shi L, Li Y, Liang W, Sun D (2019). Determination of genetic associations between indels in 11 candidate genes and milk composition traits in Chinese Holstein population BMC genetics,20(1): 48. [see all QTL by this paper]
Jiang J, Ma L, Prakapenka D, VanRaden PM, Cole JB, Da Y (2019). A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Association Study in U.S. Holstein Cattle Frontiers in genetics,10: 412. [see all QTL by this paper]
Jiang L, Liu J, Sun D, Ma P, Ding X, Yu Y, Zhang Q (2010). Genome wide association studies for milk production traits in Chinese Holstein population PloS one,5(10): e13661. [see all QTL by this paper]
Jiang L, Liu X, Yang J, Wang H, Jiang J, Liu L, He S, Ding X, Liu J, Zhang Q (2014). Targeted resequencing of GWAS loci reveals novel genetic variants for milk production traits BMC genomics,15(1): 1105. [see all QTL by this paper]
Kaupe, B; Brandt, H; Prinzenberg, E-M; Erhardt, G; (2007). Joint analysis of the influence of CYP11B1 and DGAT1 genetic variation on milk production, somatic cell score, conformation, reproduction, and productive lifespan in German Holstein cattle. J Anim Sci,1 (85): 11-21. [see all QTL by this paper]
Khatib, H; Zaitoun, I; Wiebelhaus-Finger, J; Chang, Y M; Rosa, G J M (2007). The association of bovine PPARGC1A and OPN genes with milk composition in two independent Holstein cattle populations. Journal of dairy science,90 (6): 2966-70. [see all QTL by this paper]
Kolbehdari D, Wang Z, Grant J R, Murdoch B, Prasad A, Xiu Z, Marques E, Stothard P, Moore S S (2009). A whole genome scan to map QTL for milk production traits and somatic cell score in Canadian Holstein bulls Journal of animal breeding and genetics,126(3): 216-27. [see all QTL by this paper]
Kolenda M, Sitkowska B, Kamola D, Lambert BD (2021). Composite genotypes of progestogen-associated endometrial protein gene and their association with composition and quality of dairy cattle milk Animal bioscience,34(8): 1283-1289. [see all QTL by this paper]
KorkuÄ‡ P, Arends D, May K, KÃ¶nig S, Brockmann GA (2021). Genomic Loci Affecting Milk Production in German Black Pied Cattle (DSN) Frontiers in genetics,12: 640039. [see all QTL by this paper]
Kuhn C, Thaller G, Winter A, Bininda-Emonds OR, Kaupe B, Erhardt G, Bennewitz J,Schwerin M, Fries R. (2004). Evidence for multiple alleles at the DGAT1 locus better explains a quantitativetrait locus with major effect on milk fat content in cattle. Genetics,167(4):1873-81.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Lehnert K, Ward H, Berry SD, Ankersmit-Udy A, Burrett A, Beattie EM, Thomas NL, Harris B, Ford CA, Browning SR, Rawson P, Verkerk GA, van der Does Y, Adams LF, Davis SR, Jordan TW, MacGibbon AK, Spelman RJ, Snell RG (2015). Phenotypic population screen identifies a new mutation in bovine DGAT1 responsible for unsaturated milk fat Scientific reports,5: 8484. [see all QTL by this paper]
Leonard, S; Khatib, H; Schutzkus, V; Chang, Y M; Maltecca, C (2005). Effects of the osteopontin gene variants on milk production traits in dairy cattle. Journal of dairy science,88 (11): 4083-6. [see all QTL by this paper]
Li B, VanRaden P M, Null D J, O'Connell J R, Cole J B (2020). Major quantitative trait loci influencing milk production and conformation traits in Guernsey dairy cattle detected on BTA19 Journal of dairy science,S0022-0302(20)30949-8. [see all QTL by this paper]
Li C, Wang M, Cai W, Liu S, Zhou C, Yin H, Sun D, Zhang S (2019). Genetic Analyses Confirm SNPs in HSPA8 and ERBB2 are Associated with Milk Protein Concentration in Chinese Holstein Cattle Genes,10(2). [see all QTL by this paper]
Li Y, Han B, Liu L, Zhao F, Liang W, Jiang J, Yang Y, Ma Z, Sun D (2019). Genetic association of DDIT3, RPL23A, SESN2 and NR4A1 genes with milk yield and composition in dairy cattle Animal genetics,50(2):123-135. [see all QTL by this paper]
Liu L, Zhou J, Chen CJ, Zhang J, Wen W, Tian J, Zhang Z, Gu Y (2020). GWAS-Based Identification of New Loci for Milk Yield, Fat, and Protein in Holstein Cattle Animals : an open access journal from MDPI,10(11). [see all QTL by this paper]
Liu R, Fang X, Lu X, Liu Y, Li Y, Bai X, Ding X, Yang R (2024). Polymorphisms of the SCD1 Gene and Its Association Analysis with Carcass, Meat Quality, Adipogenic Traits, Fatty Acid Composition, and Milk Production Traits in Cattle Animals : an open access journal from MDPI,14(12):1759. [see all QTL by this paper]
Liu Y, Han B, Zheng W, Peng P, Yang C, Jiang G, Ma Y, Li J, Ni J, Sun D (2023). Identification of genetic associations and functional SNPs of bovine KLF6 gene on milk production traits in Chinese holstein BMC genomic data,24(1): 72. [see all QTL by this paper]
Liu Y, Jansen GB, Lin CY (2004). Quantitative trait loci mapping for dairy cattle production traits using a maximum likelihood method. J Dairy Sci,87(2):491-500.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Lopdell TJ, Tiplady K, Couldrey C, Johnson TJJ, Keehan M, Davis SR, Harris BL, Spelman RJ, Snell RG, Littlejohn MD (2019). Multiple QTL underlie milk phenotypes at the CSF2RB locus Genetics, Selection, Evolution : GSE,51(1): 3. [see all QTL by this paper]
Lopdell TJ, Tiplady K, Struchalin M, Johnson TJJ, Keehan M, Sherlock R, Couldrey C, Davis SR, Snell RG, Spelman RJ, Littlejohn MD (2017). DNA and RNA-sequence based GWAS highlights membrane-transport genes as key modulators of milk lactose content BMC genomics,18(1): 968. [see all QTL by this paper]
Lu A, Hu X, Chen H, Dong Y, Zhang Y, Wang X (2011). Novel SNPs of the bovine PRLR gene associated with milk production traits Biochem Genet,49(3-4):177-89. [see all QTL by this paper]
Lü, A; Hu, X; Chen, H; Jiang, J; Zhang, C; Xu, H; Gao, X (2010). Single nucleotide polymorphisms in bovine PRL gene and their associations with milk production traits in Chinese Holsteins. Molecular biology reports,37(1): 547-51. [see all QTL by this paper]
M Lindersson, L Andersson-Eklund, D-J de Koning, A Lunden, A Maki-Tanila, L Andersson (1998). Mapping of serum amylase-1 and quantitative trait loci for milk production traits to cattle chromosome 4 J Dairy Sci,81 (5): 1454-1461. [see all QTL by this paper]
Magee DA, Sikora KM, Berkowicz EW, Berry DP, Howard DJ, Mullen MP, Evans RD, Spillane C, MacHugh DE (2010). DNA sequence polymorphisms in a panel of eight candidate bovine imprinted genes and their association with performance traits in Irish Holstein-Friesian cattle BMC genetics,11:93. [see all QTL by this paper]
Mai MD, Rychtárová J, Zink V, Lassen J, Guldbrandtsen B (2010). Quantitative trait loci for milk production and functional traits in two Danish Cattle breeds. Journal of animal breeding and genetics,127(6): 469-73. [see all QTL by this paper]
Mao Y, Zhu X, Xing S, Zhang M, Zhang H, Wang X, Karrow N, Yang L, Yang Z (2015). Polymorphisms in the promoter region of the bovine lactoferrin gene influence milk somatic cell score and milk production traits in Chinese Holstein cows Research in veterinary science,103: 107-12. [see all QTL by this paper]
Marques E, Grant JR, Wang Z, Kolbehdari D, Stothard P, Plastow G, Moore SS (2011). Identification of candidate markers on bovine chromosome 14 (BTA14) under milk production trait quantitative trait loci in Holstein. Journal of animal breeding and genetics,128(4): 305-13. [see all QTL by this paper]
Maurice-Van Eijndhoven M H T, Bovenhuis H, Veerkamp R F, Calus M P L (2015). Overlap in genomic variation associated with milk fat composition in Holstein Friesian and Dutch native dual-purpose breeds Journal of dairy science,98(9):6510-21. [see all QTL by this paper]
Maxa J, Neuditschko M, Russ I, Forster M, Medugorac I (2012). Genome-wide association mapping of milk production traits in Braunvieh cattle. Journal of dairy science,95 (9): 5357-64. [see all QTL by this paper]
Mei, G; Yin, C; Ding, X; Zhang, Q (2009). Fine mapping quantitative trait loci affecting milk production traits on bovine chromosome 6 in a Chinese Holstein population. Journal of genetics and genomics (Yi chuan xue bao),36(11): 653-60. [see all QTL by this paper]
Meredith BK, Kearney FJ, Finlay EK, Bradley DG, Fahey AG, Berry DP, Lynn DJ (2012). Genome-wide associations for milk production and somatic cell score in Holstein-Friesian cattle in Ireland BMC genetics,13: 21. [see all QTL by this paper]
Molee A, Duanghaklang N, Na-Lampang P (2012). Effects of acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyl transferase 1 (DGAT1) gene on milk production traits in crossbred Holstein dairy cattle Trop Anim Health Prod,44(4):751-5. [see all QTL by this paper]
Mullen MP, Berry DP, Howard DJ, Diskin MG, Lynch CO, Berkowicz EW, Magee DA, MacHugh DE, Waters SM (2010). Associations between novel single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Bos taurus growth hormone gene and performance traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle J Dairy Sci,93(12):5959-69. [see all QTL by this paper]
Mullen MP, Berry DP, Howard DJ, Diskin MG, Lynch CO, Giblin L, Kenny DA, Magee DA, Meade KG, Waters SM (2011). Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) Gene are Associated with Performance in Holstein-Friesian Dairy Cattle. Frontiers in genetics,2:3. [see all QTL by this paper]
Nadesalingam J, Plante Y, Gibson JP. (2001). Detection of QTL for milk production on Chromosomes 1 and 6 of Holstein cattle. Mammalian genome,12(1):27-31.. [see all QTL by this paper]
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