Cattle QTL Database

Release 56
(Apr 24, 2025)

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References

On trait: Average daily gain

Abo-Ismail M K, Kelly M J, Squires E J, Swanson K C, Bauck S, Miller S P (2013). Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes involved in digestive and metabolic processes associated with feed efficiency and performance traits in beef cattle. Journal of animal science,91(6): 2512-29. [see all QTL by this paper]
Abo-Ismail M K, Lansink N, Akanno E, Karisa B K, Crowley J J, Moore S S, Bork E, Stothard P, Basarab J A, Plastow G S (2018). Development and validation of a small SNP panel for feed efficiency in beef cattle Journal of animal science,96(2): 375-397. [see all QTL by this paper]
Abo-Ismail MK, Vander Voort G, Squires JJ, Swanson KC, Mandell IB, Liao X, Stothard P, Moore S, Plastow G, Miller SP (2014). Single nucleotide polymorphisms for feed efficiency and performance in crossbred beef cattle BMC genetics,15: 14. [see all QTL by this paper]
Akanno EC, Chen L, Abo-Ismail MK, Crowley JJ, Wang Z, Li C, Basarab JA, MacNeil MD, Plastow GS (2018). Genome-wide association scan for heterotic quantitative trait loci in multi-breed and crossbred beef cattle Genetics, Selection, Evolution : GSE,50(1): 48. [see all QTL by this paper]
Akanno EC, Plastow G, Fitzsimmons C, Miller SP, Baron V, Ominski K, Basarab JA (2015). Genome-wide association for heifer reproduction and calf performance traits in beef cattle Genome,58(12): 549-57. [see all QTL by this paper]
Alexander, L J; Geary, T W; Snelling, W M; Macneil, M D (2007). Quantitative trait loci with additive effects on growth and carcass traits in a Wagyu-Limousin F2 population. Animal genetics,38 (4): 413-6. [see all QTL by this paper]
Buss CE, Afonso J, de Oliveira PSN, Petrini J, Tizioto PC, Cesar ASM, Gustani-Buss EC, Cardoso TF, Rovadoski GA, da Silva Diniz WJ, de Lima AO, Rocha MIP, Andrade BGN, Wolf JB, Coutinho LL, Mourão GB, de Almeida Regitano LC (2023). Bivariate GWAS reveals pleiotropic regions among feed efficiency and beef quality-related traits in Nelore cattle Mammalian genome,34(1):90-103. [see all QTL by this paper]
C. Li, J. Basarab, W. M. Snelling, B. Benkel, B. MUrdoch, C. Hansen, S. S. Moore (2004). Assessment of Positional Candidate Genes myf5 and igf1 for Growth on Bovine Chromosome 5 in Commercial Lines of Bos taurus J Anim Sci,82:1-7. [see all QTL by this paper]
Cai H1, Lan X, Li A, Zhou Y, Sun J, Lei C, Zhang C, Chen H (2013). SNPs of bovine HGF gene and their association with growth traits in Nanyang cattle Research in veterinary science,95(2): 483-8. [see all QTL by this paper]
Casas E, Stone RT, Keele JW, Shackelford SD, Kappes SM, Koohmaraie M. (2001). A comprehensive search for quantitative trait loci affecting growth and carcasscomposition of cattle segregating alternative forms of the myostatin gene. J Anim Sci,79(4):854-60.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Chinchilla-Vargas J, Kramer LM, Tucker JD, Hubbell DS, Powell JG, Lester TD, Backes EA, Anschutz K, Decker JE, Stalder KJ, Rothschild MF, Koltes JE (2020). Genetic Basis of Blood-Based Traits and Their Relationship With Performance and Environment in Beef Cattle at Weaning Frontiers in genetics,11: 717. [see all QTL by this paper]
de Oliveira PS, Cesar AS, do Nascimento ML, Chaves AS, Tizioto PC, Tullio RR, Lanna DP, Rosa AN, Sonstegard TS, Mourao GB, Reecy JM, Garrick DJ, Mudadu MA, Coutinho LL, Regitano LC (2014). Identification of genomic regions associated with feed efficiency in Nelore cattle BMC genetics,15: 100. [see all QTL by this paper]
Gutierrez-Gil, B; Williams, J L; Homer, D; Burton, D; Haley, C S; Wiener, P (2009). Search for quantitative trait loci affecting growth and carcass traits in a cross population of beef and dairy cattle. J Anim Sci,87 (1): 24-36. [see all QTL by this paper]
Higgins MG, Fitzsimons C, McClure MC, McKenna C, Conroy S, Kenny DA, McGee M, Waters SM, Morris DW (2019). GWAS and eQTL analysis identifies a SNP associated with both residual feed intake and GFRA2 expression in beef cattle Scientific reports,8(1): 14301. [see all QTL by this paper]
Huang Y, Zhang E, Wang J, Huai Y, Lan X, Ma L, Li Z, Ren G, Chen F, Lei C, Wang J, Chen H (2010). Two novel coding SNPs of SREBP1c gene are associated with body weight and average daily gain in bovine Anim Biotechnol.,21(3): 170-8. [see all QTL by this paper]
Huang YZ, Sun YJ, Li MX, Wang J, Sun JJ, Zhang CL, Jia YT, Chen H (2015). Evaluation of the causality of the zinc finger BED-type containing 6 gene (ZBED6) for six important growth traits in Nanyang beef cattle Animal genetics,46(2): 225-226. [see all QTL by this paper]
J. Kneeland, C. Li, J. Basarab, W. M. Snelling, B. Benkel, B. Murdoch, C. Hansen, and S. S. Moore (2004). Identification and fine mapping of quantitative trait loci for growth traits on bovine chromosomes 2, 6, 14, 19, 21, 23 within one commercial line of Bos taurus J Anim Sci,82: 3405-3414. [see all QTL by this paper]
J.F. Taylor, L. L. Coutinho, K. L. Herring, D. S. Gallagher Jr, R. A. Brenneman, N. Burney, J. O. Sanders, J. W. Turner, S. B. S (1998). Candidate Gene Analysis of GH1 for Effects on Growth and Carcass Composition of Cattle Animal Genetics,29: 194-201. [see all QTL by this paper]
Jahuey-Martínez FJ, Parra-Bracamonte GM, Sifuentes-Rincón AM, Martínez-González JC, Gondro C, García-Pérez CA, López-Bustamante LA (2016). Genomewide association analysis of growth traits in Charolais beef cattle Journal of animal science,94(11): 4570-4582. [see all QTL by this paper]
Komatsu M, Itoh T, Fujimori Y, Satoh M, Miyazaki Y, Takahashi H, Shimizu K, Malau-Aduli AE, Morita M (2011). Genetic association between GHSR1a 5'UTR-microsatellite and nt-7(C>A) loci and growth and carcass traits in Japanese Black cattle Anim Sci J,82(3):396-405. [see all QTL by this paper]
Li F, Chen H, Lei CZ, Ren G, Wang J, Li ZJ, Wang JQ (2010). Novel SNPs of the bovine NUCB2 gene and their association with growth traits in three native Chinese cattle breeds Mol Biol Rep,37(1): 541-6. [see all QTL by this paper]
Li F, Chen H, Lei CZ, Ren G, Wang J, Li ZJ, Wang JQ (2010). Novel SNPs of the bovine GAD1/gad67 gene and their association with growth traits in three native Chinese cattle breeds Mol Biol Rep,37(1): 501-5. [see all QTL by this paper]
Li, C; Basarab, J; Snelling, W M; Benkel, B; Murdoch, B; Moore, S S; (2002). The identification of common haplotypes on bovine chromosome 5 within commercial lines of Bos taurus and their associations with growth traits. J Anim Sci,5 (80): 1187-94. [see all QTL by this paper]
Lindholm-Perry A K, Kuehn L A, Oliver W T, Kern R J, Cushman R A, Miles J R, McNeel A K, Freetly H C (2014). DNA polymorphisms and transcript abundance of PRKAG2 and phosphorylated AMP-activated protein kinase in the rumen are associated with gain and feed intake in beef steers Animal genetics,45(4): 461-72. [see all QTL by this paper]
Lindholm-Perry A K, Kuehn L A, Snelling W M, Smith T P L, Ferrell C L, Jenkins T G, King D Andy, Shackelford S D, Wheeler T L, Freetly H C, (2012). Genetic markers on BTA14 predictive for residual feed intake in beef steers and their effects on carcass and meat quality traits. Animal genetics,43 (5): 599-603. [see all QTL by this paper]
Lindholm-Perry AK, Sexten AK, Kuehn LA, Smith TP, King DA, Shackelford SD, Wheeler TL, Ferrell CL, Jenkins TG, Snelling WM, Freetly HC (2011). Association, effects and validation of polymorphisms within the NCAPG - LCORL locus located on BTA6 with feed intake, gain, meat and carcass traits in beef cattle. BMC genetics,12: 103. [see all QTL by this paper]
Lindholm-Perry Amanda K, Kuehn Larry A, Rempel Lea A, Smith Timothy P L, Cushman Robert A, McDaneld Tara G, Wheeler Tommy L, Shackelford Steven D, King David A, Freetly Harvey C, (2012). Evaluation of Bovine chemerin (RARRES2) Gene Variation on Beef Cattle Production Traits. Frontiers in genetics,3:39. [see all QTL by this paper]
Littlejohn M, Grala T, Sanders K, Walker C, Waghorn G, Macdonald K, Coppieters W, Georges M, Spelman R, Hillerton E, Davis S, Snell R, (2012). Genetic variation in PLAG1 associates with early life body weight and peripubertal weight and growth in Bos taurus. Animal genetics,43 (5): 591-4. [see all QTL by this paper]
Lu D, Miller S, Sargolzaei M, Kelly M, Vander Voort G, Caldwell T, Wang Z, Plastow G, Moore S (2013). Genome-wide association analyses for growth and feed efficiency traits in beef cattle Journal of animal science,91 (8): 3612-33. [see all QTL by this paper]
L� A, Hu X, Chen H, Dong Y, Pang Y (2011). Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the prolactin receptor (PRLR) gene and its association with growth traits in Chinese cattle Mol Biol Rep,38(1): 261-6. [see all QTL by this paper]
Majeres LE, Dilger AC, Shike DW, McCann JC, Beever JE (2024). Defining a Haplotype Encompassing the LCORL-NCAPG Locus Associated with Increased Lean Growth in Beef Cattle Genes,15(5):576. [see all QTL by this paper]
Mao X, Sahana G, De Koning D-J, Guldbrandtsen B (2016). Genome-wide association studies of growth traits in three dairy cattle breeds using whole-genome sequence data Journal of animal science,94(4): 1426-37. [see all QTL by this paper]
Marquez GC, Enns RM, Grosz MD, Alexander LJ, Macneil MD (2010). Quantitative trait loci with effects on feed efficiency traits in Hereford x composite double backcross populations Animal genetics,40(6): 986-8. [see all QTL by this paper]
Martinez A, Aldai N, Celaya R, Osoro K (2010). Effect of breed body size and the muscular hypertrophy gene in the production and carcass traits of concentrate-finished yearling bulls J Anim Sci,88(4): 1229-39. [see all QTL by this paper]
Mart�nez R, G�mez Y, Rocha J F M, (2014). Genome-wide association study on growth traits in Colombian creole breeds and crossbreeds with Zebu cattle Genetics and molecular research : GMR,13(3): 6420-32. [see all QTL by this paper]
Mir Asif Iquebal, Mahmoud A. Abdel Ghaffar, Jamie L Williams, Sarika Jaiswal, Ramanujam Rajendran, Leslie Leo Prince Lawrence, Amit Kumar, Sanjeev Singh, Sajidkhan Uyusufzai, James M Reecy (2023). Genome-Wide Association Studies and Genetic Parameters for Growth and Carcass Traits of American Angus Beef Cattle. BMC Genomics,. [see all QTL by this paper]
Mizoshita K, Watanabe T, Hayashi H, Kubota C, Yamakuchi H, Todoroki J, SugimotoY. (2004). Quantitative trait loci analysis for growth and carcass traits in a half-sibfamily of purebred Japanese Black (Wagyu) cattle. J Anim Sci,82(12):3415-20.. [see all QTL by this paper]
Mota LFM, Santos SWB, Júnior GAF, Bresolin T, Mercadante MEZ, Silva JAV, Cyrillo JNSG, Monteiro FM, Carvalheiro R, Albuquerque LG (2022). Meta-analysis across Nellore cattle populations identifies common metabolic mechanisms that regulate feed efficiency-related traits BMC Genomics,23(1): 424. [see all QTL by this paper]
Nkrumah, J D; Sherman, E L; Li, C; Marques, E; Crews, D H; Bartusiak, R; Murdoch, B; Wang, Z; Basarab, J A; Moore, S S (2007). Primary genome scan to identify putative quantitative trait loci for feedlot growth rate, feed intake, and feed efficiency of beef cattle. J Anim Sci,85 (12): 3170-81. [see all QTL by this paper]
Olivieri BF, Mercadante ME, Cyrillo JN, Branco RH, Bonilha SF, de Albuquerque LG, Silva RM, Baldi F (2016). Genomic Regions Associated with Feed Efficiency Indicator Traits in an Experimental Nellore Cattle Population PloS one,11(10): e0164390. [see all QTL by this paper]
Pan C, Wu C, Jia W, Xu Y, Lei C, Hu S, Lan X, Chen H (2013). A critical functional missense mutation (H173R) in the bovine PROP1 gene significantly affects growth traits in cattle Gene,531(2): 398-402. [see all QTL by this paper]
Pausch H, Flisikowski K, Jung S, Emmerling R, Edel C, G�tz KU, Fries R (2011). Genome-wide association study identifies two major loci affecting calving ease and growth-related traits in cattle. Genetics,187(1): 289-97. [see all QTL by this paper]
Pegolo S, Cecchinato A, Savoia S, Di Stasio L, Pauciullo A, Brugiapaglia A, Bittante G, Albera A (2020). Genome-wide association and pathway analysis of carcass and meat quality traits in Piemontese young bulls Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience,14(2):243-252. [see all QTL by this paper]
Peters S O, Kizilkaya K, Garrick D J, Fernando R L, Reecy J M, Weaber R L, Silver G A, Thomas M G (2012). Bayesian genome-wide association analysis of growth and yearling ultrasound measures of carcass traits in Brangus heifers. Journal of animal science,90 (10): 3398-409. [see all QTL by this paper]
Rempel L A, Casas E, Shackelford S D, Wheeler T L (2012). Relationship of polymorphisms within metabolic genes and carcass traits in crossbred beef cattle. Journal of animal science,90 (4): 1311-6. [see all QTL by this paper]
Reyna XF, Montoya HM, Castrellon VV, Rincon AM, Bracamonte MP, Vera WA (2010). Polymorphisms in the IGF1 gene and their effect on growth traits in Mexican beef cattle Genet Mol Res,9(2): 875-83. [see all QTL by this paper]
Ribeca C, Bonfatti V, Cecchinato A, Albera A, Gallo L, Carnier P (2014). Effect of polymorphisms in candidate genes on carcass and meat quality traits in double muscled Piemontese cattle Meat science,96(3): 1376-83. [see all QTL by this paper]
Rincon G, Farber EA, Farber CR, Nkrumah JD, Medrano JF (2009). Polymorphisms in the STAT6 gene and their association with carcass traits in feedlot cattle Animal genetics,40(6): 878-82. [see all QTL by this paper]
Rolf M M, Taylor J F, Schnabel R D, McKay S D, McClure M C, Northcutt S L, Kerley M S, Weaber R L (2012). Genome-wide association analysis for feed efficiency in Angus cattle. Animal genetics,43 (4): 367-74. [see all QTL by this paper]
Saatchi M, Beever JE, Decker JE, Faulkner DB, Freetly HC, Hansen SL, Yampara-Iquise H, Johnson KA, Kachman SD, Kerley MS, Kim J, Loy DD, Marques E, Neibergs HL, Pollak EJ, Schnabel RD, Seabury CM, Shike DW, Snelling WM, Spangler ML, Weaber RL, Garrick DJ, Taylor JF (2014). QTLs associated with dry matter intake, metabolic mid-test weight, growth and feed efficiency have little overlap across 4 beef cattle studies BMC genomics,15: 1004. [see all QTL by this paper]
Santana M H A, Freua M C, Do D N, Ventura R V, Kadarmideen H N, Ferraz J B S (2016). Systems genetics and genome-wide association approaches for analysis of feed intake, feed efficiency, and performance in beef cattle Genetics and molecular research : GMR,15(4). [see all QTL by this paper]
Santana M H A, Utsunomiya Y T, Neves H H R, Gomes R C, Garcia J F, Fukumasu H, Silva S L, Leme P R, Coutinho L L, Eler J P, Ferraz J B S (2014). Genome-wide association study for feedlot average daily gain in Nellore cattle (Bos indicus) Journal of animal breeding and genetics,131(3): 210-6. [see all QTL by this paper]
Seabury CM, Oldeschulte DL, Saatchi M, Beever JE, Decker JE, Halley YA, Bhattarai EK, Molaei M, Freetly HC7, Hansen SL3, Yampara-Iquise H5, Johnson KA8, Kerley MS5, Kim J, Loy DD, Marques E, Neibergs HL, Schnabel RD, Shike DW, Spangler ML, Weaber RL, Garrick DJ, Taylor JF (2017). Genome-wide association study for feed efficiency and growth traits in U.S. beef cattle BMC genomics,18(1): 386. [see all QTL by this paper]
Serao NV, Gonzalez-Pena D, Beever JE, Bollero GA, Southey BR, Faulkner DB, Rodriguez-Zas SL (2013). Bivariate genome-wide association analysis of the growth and intake components of feed efficiency PloS one,8 (10): e78530. [see all QTL by this paper]
Sherman EL, Nkrumah JD, Murdoch BM, Li C, Wang Z, Fu A, Moore SS (2008). Polymorphisms and haplotypes in the bovine neuropeptide Y, growth hormone receptor, ghrelin, insulin-like growth factor 2, and uncoupling proteins 2 and 3 genes and their associations with measures of growth, performance, feed efficiency, and carcass merit in beef cattle Journal of animal science,86(1): 1-16. [see all QTL by this paper]
Sorbolini S, Bongiorni S, Cellesi M, Gaspa G, Dimauro C, Valentini A, Macciotta N P P (2016). Genome wide association study on beef production traits in Marchigiana cattle breed Journal of animal breeding and genetics,134(1):43-48. [see all QTL by this paper]
Stone RT, Casas E, Smith TP, Keele JW, Harhay G, Bennett GL, Koohmaraie M, Wheeler TL, Shackelford SD, Snelling WM (2005). Identification of genetic markers for fat deposition and meat tenderness on bovine chromosome 5: development of a low-density single nucleotide polymorphism map. Journal of animal science,83(10): 2280-8. [see all QTL by this paper]
Sun J, Zhang C, Lan X, Lei C, Chen H (2012). Exploring polymorphisms and associations of the bovine MOGAT3 gene with growth traits. Genome (National Research Council Canada),55 (1): 56-62. [see all QTL by this paper]
Wang J, Hua LS, Pan H, Zhang LZ, Li MX, Huang YZ, Li ZJ, Lan XY, Lei CZ, Li CJ, Chen H (2015). Haplotypes in the promoter region of the CIDEC gene associated with growth traits in Nanyang cattle Scientific reports,5: 12075. [see all QTL by this paper]
Wang, J; Li, Z J; Lan, X Y; Hua, L S; Huai, Y T; Huang, Y Z; Ma, L; Zhao, M; Jing, Y J; Chen, H; Wang, J Q; (2010). Two novel SNPs in the coding region of the bovine PRDM16 gene and its associations with growth traits. Molecular biology reports,37(1): 571-7. [see all QTL by this paper]
Xu L, Yang L, Wang L, Zhu B, Chen Y, Gao H, Gao X, Zhang L, Liu GE, Li J (2019). Probe-based association analysis identifies several deletions associated with average daily gain in beef cattle BMC genomics,20(1): 31. [see all QTL by this paper]
Yang M, Fu J, Lan X, Sun Y, Lei C, Zhang C, Chen H (2013). Effect of genetic variations within the SH2B2 gene on the growth of Chinese cattle Gene,528(2): 314-9. [see all QTL by this paper]
Zhang F, Wang Y, Mukiibi R, Chen L, Vinsky M, Plastow G, Basarab J, Stothard P, Li C (2020). Genetic architecture of quantitative traits in beef cattle revealed by genome wide association studies of imputed whole genome sequence variants: I: feed efficiency and component traits BMC genomics,21(1): 36. [see all QTL by this paper]
Zhang W, Li J, Guo Y, Zhang L, Xu L, Gao X, Zhu B, Gao H, Ni H, Chen Y (2016). Multi-strategy genome-wide association studies identify the DCAF16-NCAPG region as a susceptibility locus for average daily gain in cattle Scientific reports,6: 38073. [see all QTL by this paper]
Zhou Y, Utsunomiya YT, Xu L, Hay el HA, Bickhart DM, Alexandre PA, Rosen BD, Schroeder SG, Carvalheiro R, de Rezende Neves HH, Sonstegard TS, Van Tassell CP, Ferraz JB, Fukumasu H, Garcia JF, Liu GE (2016). Genome-wide CNV analysis reveals variants associated with growth traits in Bos indicus BMC genomics,17(1): 419. [see all QTL by this paper]
Zhuang Z, Xu L, Yang J, Gao H, Zhang L, Gao X, Li J, Zhu B (2020). Weighted Single-Step Genome-Wide Association Study for Growth Traits in Chinese Simmental Beef Cattle Genes,11(2): E189. [see all QTL by this paper]