Milk fatty acids are essential for many dairy product productions, while intramuscular fat
(IMF) is associated with the quality of meat. The triacylglycerols (TAGs) are the major …

Increasing productivity is one of the main objectives in animal production. Traditional
breeding methods have led to increased gains in some traits but gains are not easily …

A cattle database of candidate genes and genetic markers for milk production and mastitis
has been developed to provide an integrated research tool incorporating different types of …

The impact of 9 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the leptin (LEP), leptin receptor
(LEPR), growth hormone receptor (GHR), and diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT1) gene …

Several lipogenic genes have been shown to have effects on lipid metabolism: stearoyl CoA
desaturase 1 (SCD1) catalyzes the desaturation of several fatty acids (FA) in the cis-Δ9 …

Background Ketosis in dairy cattle has been shown to cause a high morbidity in the farm and
substantial financial losses to dairy farmers. Ketosis symptoms, however, are difficult to …

A quantitative trait locus (QTL) underlying different milk production traits has been identified
with a high significance threshold value in the genomic region containing the acylCoA …

Acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) is a key enzyme in triacylglycerol
synthesis in the mammary gland, and the corresponding gene has emerged as a strong …

Background Urinary nitrogen leakage is an environmental concern in dairy cattle. Selection
for reduced urinary nitrogen leakage may be done using indicator traits such as milk urea …

GH and GHR genes on reproduction, production and udder health in Jersey cattle. The
study was conducted on 209 cows from the Polish active dairy population and genotypes …