Article
Association between a polymorphism at the stearoyl CoA desaturase locus and milk production traits in Italian Holsteins.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Aug 2008
Macciotta N P P, Mele M, Conte G, Serra A, Cassandro M, Dal Zotto R, Borlino A Cappio, Pagnacco G, Secchiari P
Abstract excerpt
Associations between stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) gene polymorphisms and milk production traits (milk, fat, and protein yields, fat and protein contents, somatic cell score) were investigated on a sample of 701 lactations of 313 Italian Holsteins. Test-day records (5,097) were analyzed with a mi...
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