Table 4.

Significant SNP with putative candidate genes for semen production traits

SNP	Trait	Chromosome: Pos	Closest gene	Biological Process	Distance from gene (bp)	Relative Location of SNP to gene
rs109798673	Initial Motility	2:827626	HERC2	Causes reduced spermatozoa motility	0	Within
	Initial Motility	2:827626	OCA2	Contributes to spermatid development	196,400	Downstream
	Post-thaw Motility	2:827626	HERC2	Caused reduced spermatozoa motility	0	Within
	Post-thaw Motility	2:827626	OCA2	Contributes to spermatid development	196,400	Downstream
rs110425782	Primary Abnormalities	20:68324872	LOC101902976	Necessity for sperm motility	108,733	Downstream