Supplemental Table S2. The QTL identified for haematological parameters in Holstein cattle

Genetic and phenotypic (co)variances of hematological parameters were performed with 1,610 genotype data and 5,499 hematological parameter records from 4,543 cows, using the Average Information Restricted Maximum Likelihood method. Also, we assessed the genetic relationship among these indicators and other economically important traits in dairy cattle breeding. Finally, we carried out genome-wide association studies and candidate gene analyses, and blood samples from 21 primiparous cows were used for further validation of candidate genes through RNA sequencing analyses.