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Table 3 Different sets of QTL markers selected from multi-breed GWAS

From: Sequence variants selected from a multi-breed GWAS can improve the reliability of genomic predictions in dairy cattle

Set

Selection threshold

Window size (Mb)

na

Number of selected variants

Milk yield

Fat yield

Protein yield

MBQTL10

10

–

–

8361

9615

6119

MBQTL10-1/1

10

1

1

375

448

522

MBQTL10-10/1

10

1

10

1954

2612

2773

MBQTL10-25/1

10

1

25

3130

4190

4096

MBQTL10-1/2

10

2

1

269

292

342

MBQTL10-10/2

10

2

10

1457

1856

2080

MBQTL10-25/2

10

2

25

2363

3189

3410

MBQTL10-1/10

10

10

1

111

109

107

MBQTL10-10/10

10

10

10

709

775

911

MBQTL10-25/10

10

10

25

1230

1454

1808

MBQTL14

14

–

–

3821

4077

1402

MBQTL14-1/1

14

1

1

102

155

134

MBQTL14-10/1

14

1

10

614

816

633

MBQTL14-25/1

14

1

25

1046

1341

894

MBQTL14-1/2

14

2

1

67

111

95

MBQTL14-10/2

14

2

10

416

635

534

MBQTL14-25/2

14

2

25

762

1065

801

MBQTL14-1/10

14

10

1

27

40

41

MBQTL14-10/10

14

10

10

194

279

295

MBQTL14-25/10

14

10

25

352

534

517

MBQTL20

20

–

–

2225

2252

299

MBQTL20-1/1

20

1

1

30

45

23

MBQTL20-10/1

20

1

10

203

251

130

MBQTL20-25/1

20

1

25

384

424

205

MBQTL20-1/2

20

2

1

18

35

19

MBQTL20-10/2

20

2

10

138

192

104

MBQTL20-25/2

20

2

25

257

314

162

MBQTL20-1/10

20

10

1

7

15

12

MBQTL20-10/10

20

10

10

48

94

57

MBQTL20-25/10

20

10

25

115

173

85

  1. aMaximum number of variants per interval (n), and the number of selected variants for milk, fat and protein yields