Identification of the ABCC4, IER3, and CBFA2T2 candidate genes for resistance to paratuberculosis from sequence-based GWAS in Holstein and Normande dairy cattle

Table 1 Number of Holstein and Normande cows with confirmed phenotypes

Phenotype	Criteria	Number of Holstein	Number of Normande	Total number
Control (0)	≥ 2 ELISA S/P < 45%*	838	233	1071
	1 Idexx ELISA S/P < 45%
	1 qPCR Ct ≥ 40
Non-clinical case (1)	≥ 2 ELISA S/P ≥ 90%	577	347	924
	1 Idexx ELISA S/P > 45%
	1 qPCR Ct ≤ 35
Clinical case (2)	Clinical signs and presence of MAP in feces	229	69	298
Total		1644	649	2293

*2 ELISA performed at the regional level, thresholds were 45% with Idexx and 60% with Idvet test

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