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Evaluation of non-synonym mutation in DGAT1 K232A as a marker for milk production traits in Ongole cattle and Murrah buffalo from Southern India.
Tropical animal health and production - 13 Jan 2021
Krovvidi Sudhakar, Thiruvenkadan A K, Murali N, Saravanan R, Vinoo R, Metta Muralidhar
Abstract excerpt
Various candidate genes have been reported to affect milk yield and composition in dairy cattle. A non-synonymous mutation in the DGAT1 gene, i.e., K232A was reported to have a strong association with milk yield and milk composition of Bos taurus. A study has been undertaken on 502 unrelated individuals belonging to indigenous Ongole cattle, crossbred cattle, and Murrah buffaloes from the Indian sub-continent...
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