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Casein haplotypes and their association with milk production traits in Norwegian Red cattle

Heidi Nilsen1, Hanne G Olsen2, Ben Hayes4,2, Erling Sehested3, Morten Svendsen3, Torfinn Nome2, Theo Meuwissen1,2 and Sigbjørn Lien1,2*

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1 Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Box 5003, N-1432 Aas, Norway

2 Centre for Integrative Genetics, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Box 5003, N-1432 Aas, Norway

3 GENO Breeding and AI association, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Box 5003, N-1432 Aas, Norway

4 Animal Genetics and Genomics, Primary Industries Research Victoria, 475 Mickleham Rd, Attwood, Victoria, 3049, Australia

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Genetics Selection Evolution 2009, 41:24 doi:10.1186/1297-9686-41-24

Published: 20 February 2009

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Additional file 1:

Detailed SNP information. A list of the SNPs, including accession numbers in dbSNP, assays for genotyping on the MassARRAY system (Sequenom, San Diego, USA), marker allele frequencies, predicted physical distances between markers, and surrounding sequence of each SNP.

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Additional file 2:

Haplotypes covering the CSN1S1-CSN2-CSN1S2 region (marker 4 to 41), their haplotype number and frequencies in 1143 Norwegian Red bulls (sires and sons)

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