Este estudo foi realizado para detectar quantitative trait loci (QTL) afetando características e curva de crescimento numa população F2 Holandês x Gir. As características estudadas foram peso ao nascer (BW), peso à desmama (WW), peso aos 205 dias (W205), peso ao sobreano (YW), peso aos 720 dias (W720), ganho de peso diário do nascimento ao desmama (ADG0_60), ganho de peso diário da desmama ao peso aos 205 dias (ADG60_205), ganho de peso diário de peso ao 205 dias ao peso ao sobreano (ADG205_365), ganho de peso diário do sobreano ao peso aos 720 dias (ADG365_720), ganho de peso diário total (ADG), curva de crescimento de peso ao nascer ao peso aos 720 dias (GC). 180 marcadores microssatélites, abrangendo os 29 autossomos bovino e cobrindo 3,322 cM foram selecionados a partir do mapa genético bovino. A média de intervalo de marcador foi 22 cM. Vinte e oito QTLs foram detectados em dez cromossomos, quinze QTLs tem modo aditivo, dois QTLs tem modo de dominância e onze QTLs têm sobredominância como modo de ação. Um QTL sugestivo foi detectado para BW no cromossomo BTA 17 em 1 cM. Um QTL sugestivo foi detectado para W205 no BTA 3 a 20 cM. Quatro QTLs sugestivos foram encontrados para YW no BTA 3 a 7 cM, no BTA 6 a 134,9 cM, no BTA 12 a 1 cM, e no BTA 22 a 1 cM. Para W720, seis QTLs sugestivos foram identificados, no BTA 2 a 30 cM, no BTA 3 a 1 cM, no BTA 6 a 44 cM, no BTA 10 a 20 cM, no BTA 12 a 1cM e no BTA 22 a 1 cM. Um QTL sugestivo foi identificado para ADG0_60 no BTA 8 a 143 cM. Dois QTLs sugestivos foram relatados para ADG60_205 no BTA 3 a 19 cM e no BTA 23 19 cM. Um QTL sugestivo foi observado para ADG205_365 no BTA 12 a 7 cM. Para ADG365_720, três QTLs foram detectados. Dois QTLs têm efeitos sugestivos no BTA 1 a 12 cM e no BTA 10 a 22 cM, um QTL significativo no BTA 6 a 43 cM. Seis QTLs sugestivos para ADG foram encontrados no BTA 2 a 32 cM, no BTA 3 a 1 cM, no BTA 6 a 43 cM, no BTA 10 a 20 cM, no BTA 12 a 1 cM e no BTA 22 a 1 cM. Três QTLs sugestivos foram identificados por GC no BTA 2 a 34 cM, no BTA 12 a 2 cM e no BTA 22 a 3 cM. Nenhum QTL foi detectado para WW em todos os cromossomos. Existem vários efeitos pleiotrópcos nos cromossomos BTA 2, 3, 6, 10, 12 e 22, os quais influenciam as características de crescimento. Foram detectados 22 efeitos epistáticos complexos para as cinco características YW, W720, GC, ADG365_720 e ADG.

This study was conducted to detect quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting growth traits and growth curve using F2 Holstein x Gyr population. Traits analyzed were birth weight (BW), weaning weights (WW), weight at 205 day (W205), yearling weight (YW), weight at 720 day (W720), average daily gain from birth to weaning weight (ADG0_60), average daily gain from weaning weight to weight at 205 days (ADG60_205), average daily gain from weight at 205 days to yearling weight (ADG205_365), average daily gain from yearling weight to weight at 720 days (ADG365_720), total average daily gain (ADG), and growth curve from birth weight to weight at 720 days (GC). 180 microsatellite markers covering the 29 bovine autosomes and covered 3322 cM were chosen from bovine genetic map. The average marker interval was 22 cM. Twenty eight QTLs detected span ten chromosomes, fifteen QTLs had additive mode, two QTLs had dominance mode and eleven QTLs had overdominance mode of gene action. Suggestive QTL was found for BW on BTA 17 at 1 cM. Also, Suggestive QTL was detected for W205 on BTA 3 at 20 cM. Four suggestive QTLs were found for YW on BTA 3 at 7 cM, on BTA 6 at 134.9 cM, on BTA 12 at 1 cM, and on BTA 22 at 1 cM. For W720, six suggestive QTLs were identified, on BTA 2 at 30 cM, on BTA 3 at 1 cM, on BTA 6 at 44 cM, on BTA 10 at 20 cM, on BTA 12 at 1cM and on BTA 22 at 1 cM. Suggestive QTL was observed for ADG0_60 on BTA 8 at 143 cM. Two suggestive QTLs were reported for ADG60_205 on BTA 3 at 19 cM and on BTA 23 at 19 cM. Suggestive QTL was observed for ADG205_365 on BTA 12 at 7 cM. For ADG365_720, three QTLs were detected. Two QTLs had suggestive effect on BTA 1 at 12 cM and BTA 10 at 22 cM, one significant QTL on BTA 6 at 43 cM. Six suggestive QTLs were found for ADG on BTA 2 at 32 cM, BTA 3 at 1 cM, BTA 6 at 43 cM, BTA 10 at 20 cM, BTA 12 at 1 cM and BTA 22 at 1 cM. Three suggestive QTLs were identified for GC on BTA 2 at 34 cM, BTA 12 at 2 cM and BTA 22 at 3 cM. No QTLs were detected for WW in all chromosomes. There were many pleiotropy effects on BTA 2, 3, 6, 10, 12 and 22 influencing growth traits. There were 22 complexes epistatic effects were detected for five traits YW, W720, GC, ADG365_720 and ADG.