Identification of the association between FABP4 gene polymorphisms and milk production traits in Sfakia sheep.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of variation in the fatty acid binding protein 4 gene (FABP4) on milk production traits in Greek Sfakia sheep. Polymerase chain reaction - single-stranded conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis was used to genotype a total of 374 Sfakia ewes for two regions of FABP4 located around exon 2-intron 2 (Region 1) and exon 3-intron 3 (Region 2). Each month, for a period of 6 months, milk samples were collected from the ewes to measure total milk yield, fat content, protein content, lactose content, non-fat solid content, pH, and somatic cell count (SCC). A general linear model was used to test the association between the variation observed in FABP4 and milk production traits. Four gene variants (A1-A4) were found in Region 1 and two varian

SUBMITTER: Ibrahim AHM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6852875 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature