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Effects of FABP4 variation on milk fatty-acid composition for dairy cattle grazed on pasture in late lactation.
The Journal of dairy research - 1 Feb 2020
Li Yunhai, Zhou Huitong, Cheng Long, Hodge Miriam, Zhao Jenny, Tung Rosy, Edwards Grant, Hickford Jonathan
Abstract excerpt
This research communication describes associations between variation in the fatty acid binding protein 4 gene (FABP4) and milk fat composition in New Zealand Holstein-Friesian × Jersey cross dairy cows. After correcting for the effect of the amino acid substitution p.K232A in diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1), which is associated with variation in many milk fatty acid (FA) component levels, the effect of...
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