About the Authors
- Swetlana Berger
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* E-mail: swmiller@gwdg.de
Affiliation Animal Breeding and Genetics Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Georg-August-University, Goettingen, Germany
- Martin Schlather
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Affiliation School of Business Informatics and Mathematics, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
- Gustavo de los Campos
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Steffen Weigend
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Affiliation Institut of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler Institut, Neustadt-Mariensee, Germany
- Rudolf Preisinger
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Affiliation Lohmann Tierzucht GmbH, Cuxhaven, Germany
- Malena Erbe
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Affiliation Animal Breeding and Genetics Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Georg-August-University, Goettingen, Germany
- Henner Simianer
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Affiliation Animal Breeding and Genetics Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Georg-August-University, Goettingen, Germany
Competing Interests
Prof. Dr. Preisinger is the head of the Genetic Department of LOHMANN Tierzucht GMBH. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SB HS MS. Performed the experiments: SB. Analyzed the data: SB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SW RP. Wrote the paper: SB MS GdlC SW ME HS.