The effect of selection on casein genetic polymorphisms and haplotypes in Italian Holstein cattle

S Chessa, S Gattolin, P Cremonesi… - Italian Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Milk protein genes are known to be highly polymorphic. Several studies have shown the
influence of milk proteins genetic variants and casein haplotypes on milk nutritional and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of casein haplotypes on milk production traits in Italian Holstein and Brown Swiss cattle

PJ Boettcher, A Caroli, A Stella, S Chessa… - Journal of dairy …, 2004 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to estimate the effects of different haplotypes of the casein
genes on milk production traits in Italian dairy cattle. Traits of interest were yields of milk, fat …

New genetic polymorphisms within ovine β-and αS2-caseins

S Chessa, D Rignanese, M Berbenni, G Ceriotti… - Small Ruminant …, 2010 - Elsevier
Casein genes in ruminants are organized in a cluster including αS1-casein (CSN1S1), β-
casein (CSN2), αS2-casein (CSN1S2), and κ-casein (CSN3). Considering the results …

Casein haplotypes and their association with milk production traits in Norwegian Red cattle

H Nilsen, HG Olsen, B Hayes, E Sehested… - Genetics Selection …, 2009 - Springer
A high resolution SNP map was constructed for the bovine casein region to identify
haplotype structures and study associations with milk traits in Norwegian Red cattle. Our …

Genetic structure of milk protein polymorphisms and effects on milk production traits in a local dairy cattle

A Caroli, S Chessa, P Bolla, E Budelli… - Journal of Animal …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The milk protein genetic structure of the Reggiana dairy local cattle with remarkable milk
quality properties was analysed and compared with the structure of Italian Friesian and …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Milk protein polymorphisms in cattle: Effect on animal breeding and human nutrition

AM Caroli, S Chessa, GJ Erhardt - Journal of dairy science, 2009 - Elsevier
The 6 main milk proteins in cattle are encoded by highly polymorphic genes characterized
by several nonsynonymous and synonymous mutations, with up to 47 protein variants …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of casein haplotype on quality, coagulation, and yield traits of milk from Italian Holstein cows

A Perna, I Intaglietta, E Gambacorta, A Simonetti - Journal of Dairy Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of casein haplotype (CSN1S1, CSN2, and
CSN3) on quality, coagulation, and yield traits of milk from Italian Holstein cows. The casein …

Invited review: Milk protein genetic variation in cattle: Impact on animal breeding and human nutrition

AM Caroli, S Chessa, GJ Erhardt - Journal of dairy science, 2009 - iris.unibs.it
The 6 main milk proteins in cattle are encoded by highly polymorphic genes characterized
by several nonsynonymous and synonymous mutations, with up to 47 protein variants …

Frequencies evaluation of β-casein gene polymorphisms in dairy cows reared in Central Italy

C Sebastiani, C Arcangeli, M Ciullo, M Torricelli, G Cinti… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bovine milk contains several β-casein variants, with the A1 and A2
variants occurring most frequently. The presence of some variants, such as A1, B, and C, is …

Casein SNP in Norwegian goats: additive and dominance effects on milk composition and quality

BS Dagnachew, G Thaller, S Lien, T Ådnøy - Genetics Selection Evolution, 2011 - Springer
Background The four casein proteins in goat milk are encoded by four closely linked casein
loci (CSN1S1, CSN2, CSN1S2 and CSN3) within 250 kb on caprine chromosome 6. A …