Genomewide association analyses of lactation persistency and milk production traits in Holstein cattle based on imputed whole-genome sequence data

VB Pedrosa, FS Schenkel, SY Chen, HR Oliveira… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lactation persistency and milk production are among the most economically important traits
in the dairy industry. In this study, we explored the association of over 6.1 million imputed …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study on milk production and somatic cell score for Thai dairy cattle using weighted single-step approach with random regression …

S Buaban, K Lengnudum, W Boonkum… - Journal of Dairy …, 2022 - Elsevier
ABSTRACTS Genome-wide association studies are a powerful tool to identify genomic
regions and variants associated with phenotypes. However, only limited mutual confirmation …

Meta-analysis of six dairy cattle breeds reveals biologically relevant candidate genes for mastitis resistance

Z Cai, T Iso-Touru, MP Sanchez, N Kadri… - Genetics Selection …, 2024 - Springer
Background Mastitis is a disease that incurs significant costs in the dairy industry. A
promising approach to mitigate its negative effects is to genetically improve the resistance of …

Using QTL to identify genes and pathways underlying the regulation and production of milk components in cattle

TJ Lopdell - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Milk and other dairy products are commonly consumed in many parts of
the world. Dairy cattle, having millions of milk trait records, make excellent model species for …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the genomic background of resilience based on variability in milk yield and milk production levels in North American Holstein cattle through …

SY Chen, LS Gloria, VB Pedrosa, J Doucette… - Journal of Dairy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Breeding more resilient animals will benefit the dairy cattle industry in the long term,
especially as global climate changes become more severe. Previous studies have reported …

Genome-wide scanning for signatures of selection revealed the putative genomic regions and candidate genes controlling milk composition and coat color traits in …

SK Illa, S Mukherjee, S Nath, A Mukherjee - Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background In the evolutionary time scale, selection shapes the genetic variation and alters
the architecture of genome in the organisms. Selection leaves detectable signatures at the …

Genome-wide association study for udder conformation traits in Chinese Holstein cattle

M Nazar, IM Abdalla, Z Chen, N Ullah, Y Liang, S Chu… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Udder conformation traits are economically important for dairy animals in
the dairy industry. Milk production loss can be reduced via a better udder structure in dairy …

Prediction of some milk production traits using udder and teat measurements with a spotlight on their genetic background in Friesian cows

AA Saleh, AA Easa, DK El-Hedainy, AMA Rashad - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The aggregate udder shape (Bowl, Round, Cup), udder measurements (udder width, UW,
udder front depth, UFD, udder rear depth, URD, udder levelness, ULV, udder heights, UH) …

A 12 kb multi-allelic copy number variation encompassing a GC gene enhancer is associated with mastitis resistance in dairy cattle

YL Lee, H Takeda, G Costa Monteiro Moreira… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Clinical mastitis (CM) is an inflammatory disease occurring in the mammary glands of
lactating cows. CM is under genetic control, and a prominent CM resistance QTL located on …

Genome-wide association studies in Indian Buffalo revealed genomic regions for lactation and fertility

V Vohra, S Chhotaray, G Gowane, R Alex… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Murrah breed of buffalo is an excellent dairy germplasm known for its superior milk quality in
terms of milk fat and solids-not-fat (SNF); however, it is often reported that Indian buffaloes …