PSXVII-4 A comparison of weighted gene co-expression networks in high- and low-feed efficiency dairy cattle.

ABSTRACT: Abstract Feed efficiency is a trait of growing importance in the field of dairy cattle breeding as feed is often the single largest expense in dairy production systems. However, biological underpinnings of this trait have yet to be definitively characterized. The objective of this study was to identify gene networks that exhibited correlated expression patterns in dairy cattle classified as either high- or low-feed efficiency based on residual feed intake (RFI; kg/d). Data used for analyses was obtained from a previous study and accessed through a publicly-available repository (NCBI GEO: GSE92398). Transcriptome data generated using RNA-Sequencing technology was available from two sets of liver biopsies performed on 19 dairy cattle (10 Jersey & 9 Holstein). Animals of both breeds were sele

SUBMITTER: Seymour D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6285124 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature