Table 2 Results of QTL mapping for haematological traits

Leukocyte traits

3

GR

90

16.35

2.82E-04**

86.1-94.1

S0167

SW2408

MO%

45

14.83

6.03E-04*

41.1-50.1

SW1443

SW2618

X

WBC

53

15.27

4.83E-04*

50.2-54.2

SW2470

SW2456

Erythrocyte traits

1

RDW

20

20.63

3.31E-05**

17-22

SW1515

SW64

2

MCHC

20

21.30

2.37E-05***

15.6-24.6

SW256

S0141

3

MCV

57

17.59

1.51E-04**

53.1-61.1

SW2618

SW836

MCHC

72

15.54

4.21E-04*

68.1-74.1

SW836

SW2570

4

MCV

62

20.63

3.32E-05**

59-65

SWR1998

SW938

MCHC

9

18.62

9.05E-05**

7-13

SW489

S0301

6

MCH

91

14.08

8.75E-04*

90-94

SW1823

S0031

MCHC

123

28.01

8.25E-07***

122-127

DG93

SW322

7

MCHC

95

17.43

1.64E-04**

91-98

SW147

SW252

RDW

52

14.26

8.02E-04*

48-56

SW1369

SWR74

9

MCV

104

18.80

8.27E-05**

101-109

SW2093

SW174

MCH

124

14.39

7.50E-04*

104-138

SW174

SW1651

MCHC

124

33.20

6.18E-08***

114-130

SW174

SW1651

RDW

138

22.57

1.25E-05***

135-138

SW174

SW1651

10

RDW

99

17.08

1.96E-04**

96-100

PIP5K2

SW951

11

MCHC

84

15.19

5.02E-04*

80.9-83.9

SW1494

SW2413

12

HGB

8

17.45

1.62E-04**

6.6-12.6

S0143

SW2494

HCT

9

18.47

9.74E-05**

6.6-13.6

S0143

SW2494

MCV

95

17.50

1.59E-04**

90.6-101.6

SWC62

SWC23

RDW

74

16.55

2.55E-04**

68.6-78.6

SWR390

SWC62

13

MCV

81

16.31

2.87E-04**

76.2-87.2

SW398

SW1056

14

MCH

51

15.33

4.69E-04*

45.4-52.4

SW2519

S0007

MCHC

51

26.19

2.06E-06***

49.4-53.4

SW2519

S0007

RDW

51

23.95

6.27E-06***

47.4-52.4

SW2519

S0007

15

RDW

119

23.09

9.66E-06***

114-119

SW1262

SW1119

16

HGB

37

16.56

2.54E-04**

35-37

KS601

S0363

MCHC

19

31.19

1.69E-07***

15-23

SW2411

KS601

X

MCHC

114

15.47

4.37E-04*

111.2-117.2

SW2137

SW2059

platelet traits

1

PDW

75

22.24

1.48E-05***

70-83

SW2185

SW1020

2

PDW

38

19.12

7.06E-05**

30.6-45.6

S0141

SW2513

PCT

38

17.89

1.30E-04**

30.6-47.6

S0141

SW2513

8

PCT

117

14.61

6.73E-04*

112.5-120.5

SW61

KS188