Genome-wide association study of copy number variation and early growth traits in inner Mongolian cashmere goats

IntroductionThe early growth traits including birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), pre-weaning average daily gain (ADG) and yearling weight (YW) are crucial productivity indicators that directly influence growth rates of cashmere goats and economic income of herdsmen in the cashmere goat breeding...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	Yifan Liu, Haijiao Xi, Qi Xu, Bohan Zhou, Jinquan Li, Rui Su, Qi Lv, Yanjun Zhang, Ruijun Wang, Zhiying Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-10-01
Subjects:	copy number variation CNV-based GWAS early growth traits Inner Mongolia cashmere goat functional genomics
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1651622/full