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Genome-wide association study for growth traits in Nelore cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2017

A. P. N. Terakado ,
R. B. Costa ,
G. M. F. de Camargo ,
N. Irano ,
T. Bresolin ,
L. Takada ,
C. V. D. Carvalho ,
H. N. Oliveira ,
R. Carvalheiro  and
F. Baldi
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A. P. N. Terakado
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal-SP, Brazil
R. B. Costa*
Affiliation:
Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador-BA, Brazil
G. M. F. de Camargo
Affiliation:
Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador-BA, Brazil
N. Irano
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal-SP, Brazil
T. Bresolin
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal-SP, Brazil
L. Takada
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal-SP, Brazil
C. V. D. Carvalho
Affiliation:
Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador-BA, Brazil
H. N. Oliveira
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal-SP, Brazil
R. Carvalheiro
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal-SP, Brazil
F. Baldi
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal-SP, Brazil
L. G. de Albuquerque
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal-SP, Brazil
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†E-mail: raphaelbcosta@gmail.com
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with birth weight, weight gain from birth to weaning and from weaning to yearling, yearling height and cow weight in Nelore cattle. Data from 5064 animals participating in the DeltaGen and PAINT breeding programs were used. The animals were genotyped with a panel of 777 962 SNPs (Illumina BovineHD BeadChip) and 412 993 SNPs remained after quality control analysis of the genomic data. A genome-wide association study was performed using a single-step methodology. The analyses were processed with the BLUPF90 family of programs. When applied to a genome-wide association studies, the single-step GBLUP methodology is an iterative process that estimates weights for the SNPs. The weights of SNPs were included in all analyses by iteratively applying the single-step GBLUP methodology and repeated twice so that the effect of the SNP and the effect of the animal were recalculated in order to increase the weight of SNPs with large effects and to reduce the weight of those with small effects. The genome-wide association results are reported based on the proportion of variance explained by windows of 50 adjacent SNPs. Considering the two iterations, only windows with an additive genetic variance >1.5% were presented in the results. Associations were observed with birth weight on BTA 14, with weight gain from birth to weaning on BTA 5 and 29, with weight gain from weaning to yearling on BTA 11, and with yearling height on BTA 8, showing the genes TMEM68 (transmembrane protein 8B) associated with birth weight and yearling height, XKR4 (XK, Kell blood group complex subunit-related family, member 4) associated with birth weight, NPR2 (natriuretic peptide receptor B) associated with yearling height, and REG3G (regenerating islet-derived 3-gamma) associated with weight gain from weaning to yearling. These genes play an important role in feed intake, weight gain and the regulation of skeletal growth.

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beef cattleheightsingle-stepSNPweight
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animal , Volume 12 , Issue 7 , July 2018 , pp. 1358 - 1362
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© The Animal Consortium 2017 

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