Combined analysis of data from two granddaughter designs A simple strategy for QTL confirmation and increasing experimental power in dairy cattle.docVIP

Genet. Sel. Evol. 35(2003) 319–338 ?INRA, EDP Sciences, 2003 DOI: 10.1051/gse:2003011 319 Original article Combinedanalysisofdata fromtwogranddaughterdesigns: AsimplestrategyforQTLcon?rmation andincreasingexperimentalpower indairycattle J?rnBENNEWITZ a?,NorbertREINSCH a,CécileGROHSb, HubertLEVéZIEL b,AlainMALAFOSSE c,HaukeTHOMSEN a, NingyingXUa,ChristianLOOFTa,ChristaKüHNd, GudrunA.BROCKMANN d,ManfredSCHWERIN d,ChristinaWEIMANN e, StefanHIENDLEDER e,GeorgERHARDT e,IvicaMEDJUGORAC f, IngolfRUSSf,MartinF?RSTER f,BertramBRENIGg,FritzREINHARDT h, ReinhardREENTSh,GottfriedAVERDUNK