The glutamate metabotropic receptor 5 (GRM5) gene is associated with beef cattle home range and movement tortuosity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The grazing behaviour of herbivores and their grazing personalities might in part be determined genetically, but there are few studies in beef cattle illustrating this. In this study, we investigated for first time the genetic variation within a candidate 'grazing gene', the glutamate metabotropic receptor 5 gene (GRM5), and tested associations between variation in that gene and variation in grazing personality behaviours (GP-behaviours) displayed by free-ranging cows during winter grazing in the steep and rugged rangelands of New Zealand. Mature beef cows (n = 303, from 3 to 10 years of age) were tracked with global positioning system (GPS) and, with 5-minutes (min) relocation frequency, various GP-behaviours were calculated. These included horizontal and vertical dista

SUBMITTER: Moreno Garcia CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9476267 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature