Article
A study based on records taken at time of hoof trimming reveals a strong association between the IQ motif-containing GTPase-activating protein 1 (IQGAP1) gene and sole hemorrhage in Holstein cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jan 2014
Swalve H H, Floren C, Wensch-Dorendorf M, Schöpke K, Pijl R, Wimmers K, Brenig B
Abstract excerpt
Feet and leg problems have a major effect on the well-being and lifespan of the dairy cow and thus are economically important to the dairy farmer. Apart from approaches using genetic selection for classical traits from conformation scoring, attempts for genetic improvement can be based either on records of individual disease cases or on records of disorder status at time of hoof trimming. In this study, 1,962...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Hemorrhage
- Hoof and Claw
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide