Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2013, 58(9):396-403 | DOI: 10.17221/6939-CJAS

QTL mapping for production traits in Czech Fleckvieh cattleOriginal Paper

J. Matějíčková1, M. ©típková1, G. Sahana2, T. Kott1, J. Kyseµová1, A. Matějíček3, B. Kottová1, J. ©efrová1, M. Krejčová1, S. Melčová1
1 Institute of Animal Science, Prague-Uhříněves, Czech Republic
2 Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Tjele, Denmark
3 Research and Breeding Institute of Pomology Holovousy Ltd., Holovousy, Czech Republic

The objective of this study was to find QTL for milk production traits in Czech Fleckvieh cattle on chromosomes 6, 7, 11, 14, and 23 where QTL were previously identified in other dairy cattle populations. Sixteen grandsire families were genotyped for 38 microsatellite markers on the selected chromosomes. A QTL mapping model based on variance component analysis was implemented via restricted maximum likelihood (REML) to estimate QTL positions and their effects. A significant QTL affecting fat percentage was found at the beginning of chromosome 14 (0 cM), near marker ILSTS039. Suggestive QTL associated with milk production traits appeared on other studied chromosomes (BTA6, BTA7, BTA11, and BTA23). This first QTL search on five chromosomes in Czech Fleckvieh population showed several suggestive QTL that can be promising for further studies and contribute to better understanding of genetics of milk production in the Czech Fleckvieh cattle.

Keywords: chromosomes; markers; quantitative trait loci; milk traits; cattle; REML

Published: September 30, 2013  Show citation

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Matějíčková J, ©típková M, Sahana G, Kott T, Kyseµová J, Matějíček A, et al.. QTL mapping for production traits in Czech Fleckvieh cattle. Czech J. Anim. Sci. 2013;58(9):396-403. doi: 10.17221/6939-CJAS.
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