Table 2 Effects of polymorphisms in the bovine SPP1 gene on EBVs for SCS for the first, second, third, and over all lactations.

GG

GA

AA

2.98^b

3.16^c

3.38^c

(± 0.14)

<.001

2.98^b

3.10^c

3.25^{b, c}

(± 0.13)

<.001

2.96^b

3.14^c

3.39^c

(± 0.15)

<.001

2.99^b

3.16^c

3.50^c

(± 0.16)

<.001

CC

CT

TT

3.04

2.97

3.02

(± 0.06)

0.067

3.02

2.98

3.02

(± 0.05)

0.446

3.03

2.96

3.00

(± 0.06)

0.155

3.06^b

2.97^c

3.01^{b, c}

(± 0.07)

0.057

GG

GA

AA

3.04

2.97

3.02

(± 0.06)

0.067

3.02

2.98

3.02

(± 0.05)

0.446

3.03

2.96

3.00

(± 0.06)

0.155

3.06^b

2.97^c

3.01^{b, c}

(± 0.07)

0.057

AA

AC

CC

3.06^b

2.97^c

2.98^{b, c}

(± 0.05)

0.004

3.03

2.98

2.98

(± 0.05)

0.183

3.05^b

2.95^c

2.97^{b, c}

(± 0.05)

0.014

3.09^b

2.97^c

2.97^{b, c}

(± 0.06)

0.004