Article
Whole-genome association study for milk protein composition in dairy cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jun 2011
Schopen G C B, Visker M H P W, Koks P D, Mullaart E, van Arendonk J A M, Bovenhuis H
Abstract excerpt
Our objective was to perform a genome-wide association study for content in bovine milk of α(S1)-casein (α(S1)-CN), α(S2)-casein (α(S2)-CN), β-casein (β-CN), κ-casein (κ-CN), α-lactalbumin (α-LA), β-lactoglobulin (β-LG), casein index, protein percentage, and protein yield using a 50K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip. In total, 1,713 Dutch Holstein-Friesian cows were genotyped for 50,228 SNP and a 2-step...
Topics
- Animals
- Caseins
- Cattle
- Female
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Lactalbumin
- Lactoglobulins
- Milk
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
