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Table 1 QTL detected for feed efficiency and feed consumption

From: Detection of QTL controlling feed efficiency and excretion in chickens fed a wheat-based diet

Chr

Traita

Position (cM)

CIb

Flanking markers of CI

Level of significance

QTL effectd (NFe)

Chr-wide

Genome-widec

1

FI9_23

457.0

453.0–469.0

Gga_rs13986943

Gga_rs15546764

0.003

0.050

0.383 (2)Fg

FI14_17

460.0

456.1–476.5

Gga_rs13988066

Gga_rs14936549

0.050

NS

0.359 (2)F

FI20_23

464.0

458.0–473.0

GgaluGA060547

Gga_rs10729419

0.001

0.010

0.359 (2)

FIDM9_23

464.0

453.0–472.0

Gga_rs13986943

Gga_rs15548184

0.001

0.010

0.276 (4)

FI17_20

467.0

455.0–470.0

Gga_rs13987585

GGaluGA062319

0.001

0.010

0.252 (6)

3

RFI17_20

141.0

127.0–159.0

Gga_rs16276740

Gga_rs14369065

0.044

NS

0.242 (4)

FI14_17

230.0

222.0–234.0

GGaluGA233748

GGaluGA235233

0.029

NS

0.210 (5)F

10

RFI14_17

89.0

85.0–90.0

Gga_rs10723404

Gga_rs13704690

0.035

NS

0.226 (4)F

11

FI9_23

18.0

3.0–28.0

GGaluGA074015

Gga_rs14022155

0.035

NS

0.175 (5)

FI17_20

27.0

22.0–49.0

Gga_rs14020873

Gga_rs15620835

0.029

NS

0.240 (3)

FIDM9_23

49.0

35.0–54.0

Gga_rs14697690

Gga_rs16740226

0.037

NS

0.191 (4)

13

FCR20_23

52.5

50.0–60.0

GGaluGA097117

Gga_rs15712088

0.030

NS

0.256 (3)

FCR17_20

53.5

48.0–59.0

Gga_rs1999041

Gga_rs14065910

0.003

0.130

0.303 (3)

16

FIS

0.0f

Gga_rs16057130

Gga_rs15788030

0.032

NS

0.210 (4)

19

FI20_23

0.0f

0.0–6.3

Gga_rs16076471

Gga_rs14116110

0.005

NS

0.202 (6)F

FIDM9_23

0.0f.

0.0–12.5

Gga_rs16076471

GGaluGA125050

0.033

NS

0.243 (3)F

RFI9_14

5.0

0.0–10.1

Gga_rs16076471

Gga_rs15838137

0.050

NS

0.181 (5)F

FI9_14

27.0

17.9–33.3

Gga_rs14118744

Gga_rs14121640

0.015

NS

0.227 (4)

FI9_23

29.0

21.8–36.4

GGaluGA126160

GGaluGA127728

0.003

NS

0.190 (6)

24

FCRDM9_23

9.0

0.0–20.7

Gga_rs15208685

Gga_rs15217571

0.003

NS

0.264 (4)

FCR9_23

9.0

0.0–20.5

Gga_rs15208685

Gga_rs15217571

0.003

NS

0.338 (3)

26

FCR9_14

6.0

0.0–21.6

Gga_rs14710236

Gga_rs13606082

0.013

NS

0.388 (2)F

27

FCR9_14

0.0f

0.0–11.7

Gga_rs16205037

Gga_r16207282

0.049

NS

0.195 (4)

LGE22

FIS

2.0

0.0–2.0

GGaluGA344683

Gga_rs13742310

0.040

NS

0.331 (2)

Zf

FCRDM9_23

8.5

0.0–14.8

Gga_rs15994240

Gga_rs15249807

0.008

0.110

2.197 (2)F

Zm

FCR9_14

14.5

0.0–19.2

Gga_rs15994240

Gga_rs14689442

0.049

NS

0.877 (3)

Zf

FIDM9_23

16.5

8.6–18.8

GGaluGA346525

Gga_rs14689342

0.009

0.120

1.192 (4)

Zf

RFI14_17

21.5

6.5–22.6

Gga_rs14067631

Gga_rs14783328

0.001

0.020

0.967 (4)

Zf

FI14_17

140.5

113.8–160.5

Gga_rs16110590

Gga_rs14769351

0.014

NS

0.774 (5)

  1. aFIX_Y: feed intake between X and Y days; FIDMX_Y: dry matter feed intake between X and Y days; FCRX_Y: feed conversion ratio between X and Y days; FCRDMX_Y: feed conversion ratio between X and Y days on a dry matter basis
  2. b1-LOD-drop off confidence interval (lower and upper boundaries, cM)
  3. cNS: P > 0.150 at the genome wide level
  4. dQTL effect as a proportion of the phenotypic standard deviation of trait
  5. eNumber of F1 sire families heterozygous for the QTL (P < 0.05, Student test)
  6. fQTL located at the telomere
  7. gF: QTL fixed in F1 sire families in which it is significant