Genomic analyses of withers height and linear conformation traits in German Warmblood horses using imputed sequence-level genotypes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Body conformation, including withers height, is a major selection criterion in horse breeding and is associated with other important traits, such as health and performance. However, little is known about the genomic background of equine conformation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to use imputed sequence-level genotypes from up to 4891 German Warmblood horses to identify genomic regions associated with withers height and linear conformation traits. Furthermore, the traits were genetically characterised and putative causal variants for withers height were detected.

Results

A genome-wide association study (GWAS) for withers height confirmed the presence of a previously known quantitative trait locus (QTL) on Equus caballus (ECA) chromosome 3 close to the LCORL

SUBMITTER: Reich P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11177368 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature