About the Authors

Didier Boichard

Affiliation UMR1313 Animal Genetics and Integrative Biology, National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Jouy-en-Josas, France

Hoyoung Chung

Affiliations Animal Genetic Improvement Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Seonghwan, Cheonan, Republic of Korea, Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America

Romain Dassonneville

Affiliations UMR1313 Animal Genetics and Integrative Biology, National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Jouy-en-Josas, France, Institut de l'Elevage, Paris, France

Xavier David

Affiliation National Association of Livestock and Artificial Insemination Cooperatives (UNCEIA), Paris, France

André Eggen

Affiliation Illumina, San Diego, California, United States of America

Sébastien Fritz

Affiliation National Association of Livestock and Artificial Insemination Cooperatives (UNCEIA), Paris, France

Kimberly J. Gietzen

Affiliation Illumina, San Diego, California, United States of America

Ben J. Hayes

ben.hayes@dpi.vic.gov.au

Affiliations Biosciences Research Division, Department of Primary Industries Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Dairy Futures Cooperative Research Centre, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

Cynthia T. Lawley

Affiliation Illumina, San Diego, California, United States of America

Tad S. Sonstegard

Affiliation Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America

Curtis P. Van Tassell

Affiliation Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America

Paul M. VanRaden

Affiliation Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America

Karine A. Viaud-Martinez

Affiliation Illumina, San Diego, California, United States of America

George R. Wiggans

Affiliation Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America

for the Bovine LD Consortium

Competing Interests

André Eggen, Kimberly J. Gietzen, Cynthia T. Lawley, and Karine Viaud are employees of Illumina Inc. This study was partly funded by Apisgene. There are no patents, products in development, or marketed products to declare. 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: DB XD BJH TSS CPV. Performed the experiments: XD AE CTL TSS CPV HC SF GRW. Analyzed the data: RD BJH PMV GRW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KJG KVM CTL. Wrote the paper: DB RD AE BJH CTL TSS CPV PMV GRW.