Article
Characterization of the DGAT1 K232A and variable number of tandem repeat polymorphisms in French dairy cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jun 2007
Gautier M, Capitan A, Fritz S, Eggen A, Boichard D, Druet T
Abstract excerpt
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:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT1) gene, in the 3 main French dairy cattle breeds: French Holstein, Normande, and Montbéliarde. Previous studies have confirmed that the K232A polymorphism in DGAT1 is responsible for a major QTL...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Breeding
- Cattle
- Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase
- Female
- France
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Lactation
- Male
- Milk
