Table 3.
QTL regions (in Mb) with strong evidence for the peak SNP and corresponding candidate genes in the Blonde d’Aquitaine breed
| Trait | Chra | Start–end positions (in Mb) | Peak position (Mb) | Peak logBF | Contribution to rb (%) | Candidate gene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB | 6 | 2.362–2.974 | 2.486743 | 8.3 | 18.8 | NPY1R, NPY5R |
| MB | 26 | 31.569–32.67 | 32.099795 | 8.2 | 21.5 | ADRA2A |
| US | 6 | 88.485–88.959 | 88.922396 | 16.3 | 42.5 | GC |
| MY | 5 | 28.577–29.137 | 29.072132 | 13.4 | 15.2 | SLC11A2 |
| MY | 6 | 88.485–89.223 | 88.919352 | 14.4 | 20.6 | GC |
| MY | 10 | 69.747–72.705 | 70.306697 | 12.8 | 20.8 | – |
| MY | 13 | 82.728–84.013 | 83.805618 | 12.1 | 14.7 | DOK5 |
| MY | 20 | 3.861–7.327 | 5.504819 | 13.2 | 19.3 | – |
| MY | 27 | 42.375–43.266 | 42.896895 | 13.4 | 15.9 | UBE2E2 |
MB maternal behavior, US udder score, MY milk yield
aChromosome
br is the accuracy of the genomic prediction for the reference population