The impact of genetic variants related to the fatty acid metabolic process pathway on milk production traits in Jersey cows.

ABSTRACT: The synthesis of fatty acids plays a critical role in shaping milk production characteristics in dairy cattle. Thus, identifying effective haplotypes within the fatty acid metabolism pathway will provide novel and robust insights into the genetics of dairy cattle. This study aimed to comprehensively examine the individual and combined impacts of fundamental genes within the fatty acid metabolic process pathway in Jersey cows. A comprehensive phenotypic dataset was compiled, considering milk production traits, to summarize a cow's productivity across three lactations. Genotyping was conducted through PCR-RFLP and Sanger sequencing, while the association between genotype and phenotype was quantified using linear mixed models. Moderate biodiversity and abundant variation suitable for haplotyp

SUBMITTER: Ardicli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12674413 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature