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Quantitative trait loci analysis for growth and carcass traits in a half-sib family of purebred Japanese Black (Wagyu) cattle¹

K. Mizoshita^*, T. Watanabe, H. Hayashi^*, C. Kubota^*, H. Yamakuchi^*, J. Todoroki^* and Y. Sugimoto^,2

^* Cattle Breeding Development Institute of Kagoshima Prefecture, Tsukino, Osumi, So, Kagoshima 899–8212, Japan; and and Shirakawa Institute of Animal Genetics, Japan Livestock Technology Association, Odakura, Nishigo, Fukushima 961–8061, Japan

² Correspondence—phone: 81–248–25–5641; fax: 81–248–25–5725; e-mail: kazusugi{at}siag.or.jp.

We used a half-sib family of purebred Japanese Black (Wagyu) cattle to locate economically important quantitative trait loci. The family was composed of 348 fattened steers, 236 of which were genotyped for 342 microsatellite markers spanning 2,664 cM of 29 bovine autosomes. The genome scan revealed evidence of 15 significant QTL (<5% chromosome-wise level) affecting growth and carcass traits. Of the 15 QTL, six QTL were significant at the 5% experiment-wise level and were located in bovine chromosomes (BTA) 4, 5, and 14. We analyzed these three chromosomes in more detail in the 348 steers, with an average marker interval of 1.2 cM. The second scan revealed that the same haplotype of the BTA 4 region (52 to 67 cM) positively affected LM area and marbling. We confirmed the QTL for carcass yield estimate on BTA 5 in the region of 45 to 54 cM. Five growth-related QTL located on BTA 14, including slaughter and carcass weights, were positively affected by the same region of the haplotype of BTA 14 (29–51 cM). These data should provide a useful reference for further marker-assisted selection in the family and positional cloning research. The research indicates that progeny design with moderate genotyping efforts is a powerful method for detecting QTL in a purebred half-sib family.

Key Words: Carcass Traits • Cattle • Half-Sib Family • Progeny Design • Quantitative Trait Loci

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