Association of DGAT1 with cattle, buffalo, goat, and sheep milk and meat production traits

MZ Khan, Y Ma, J Ma, J Xiao, Y Liu, S Liu… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Milk fatty acids are essential for many dairy product productions, while intramuscular fat
(IMF) is associated with the quality of meat. The triacylglycerols (TAGs) are the major …

Genetic markers associated with milk production traits in dairy cattle

Y Ma, MZ Khan, J Xiao, GM Alugongo, X Chen, T Chen… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing milk production is one of the key concerns in animal production. Traditional
breeding has gotten limited achievement in the improvement of milk production because of …

Annual rhythms of milk and milk fat and protein production in dairy cattle in the United States

IJ Salfer, CD Dechow, KJ Harvatine - Journal of dairy science, 2019 - Elsevier
An annual pattern of milk composition has been well recognized in dairy cattle, with the
highest milk fat and protein concentration observed during the winter and lowest occurring in …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the diacylglycerol o-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) K232A polymorphism on fatty acid, protein, and mineral composition of dairy cattle milk

H Bovenhuis, M Visker, NA Poulsen, J Sehested… - Journal of dairy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Several studies have described associations between the diacylglycerol o-acyltransferase 1
(DGAT1) K232A polymorphism and routinely collected milk production traits but not much is …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic selection of milk fatty acid composition in Sarda dairy sheep: Effect of different phenotypes and relationship matrices on heritability and breeding …

A Cesarani, G Gaspa, F Correddu, M Cellesi… - Journal of Dairy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fatty acid (FA) composition is one of the most important aspects of milk nutritional quality.
However, the inclusion of this trait as a breeding goal for dairy species is hampered by the …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study for milk production traits in a Brazilian Holstein population

LHS Iung, J Petrini, J Ramírez-Díaz, M Salvian… - Journal of dairy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Advances in the molecular area of selection have expanded knowledge of the genetic
architecture of complex traits through genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Several …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic and environmental relationships of detailed milk fatty acids profile determined by gas chromatography in Brown Swiss cows

S Pegolo, A Cecchinato, J Casellas, G Conte… - Journal of Dairy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to characterize the profile of 47 fatty acids, including conjugated
linoleic acid (CLA), 13 fatty acid groups, and 5 Δ 9-desaturation indices in milk samples from …

[HTML][HTML] Linseed oil and DGAT1 K232A polymorphism: Effects on methane emission, energy and nitrogen metabolism, lactation performance, ruminal fermentation …

S Van Gastelen, M Visker, JE Edwards… - Journal of dairy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Complex interactions between rumen microbiota, cow genetics, and diet composition may
exist. Therefore, the effect of linseed oil, DGAT1 K232A polymorphism (DGAT1), and the …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic and environmental variation in bovine milk infrared spectra

Q Wang, A Hulzebosch, H Bovenhuis - Journal of Dairy Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is widely used to determine milk composition.
In this study, 1,060 milk infrared wavenumbers ranging from 925 to 5,008 cm− 1 of 1,748 …

Total conjugated linoleic acid content of ruminant milk: The world status insights

K Zongo, S Krishnamoorthy, JA Moses, F Yazici… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) content of ruminant milk reported in published research
papers (n= 65) from January 1995 to March 2020 around the world were analyzed to …