Article
Short communication: Analysis of association between the prion protein (PRNP) locus and milk traits in Latxa dairy sheep.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Sept 2013
Vitezica Z G, Beltran de Heredia I, Ugarte E
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to analyze associations between polymorphisms in the PRNP gene and ewe milk traits. A total of 242,565 lactations of the Latxa breed were used. Milk, fat and protein yields, and fat and protein content from black-faced Latxa from Spanish Basque Country, black-faced Latxa from Navarra, and blond-faced Latxa were collected. To evaluate evidence of association, the different traits were...
Topics
- Animals
- Fats
- Female
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Loci
- Genotype
- Lactation
- Milk
- Milk Proteins
- Models, Genetic
- Prions
- Quantitative Trait, Heritable
