Genome-wide association and biological pathway analysis for milk-fat composition in Danish Holstein and Danish Jersey cattle
- Authors:
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- Buitenhuis, Bart ;
- Janss, Luc L G ;
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Poulsen, Nina Aagaard
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Department of Food Science - Food Chemistry and Technology, Department of Food Science, Science and Technology, Aarhus University -
Larsen, Lotte Bach
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Department of Food Science - Food Chemistry and Technology, Department of Food Science, Science and Technology, Aarhus University - Larsen, Mette Krogh ;
- Sørensen, Peter
- DOI:
- 10.1186/1471-2164-15-1112
- Abstract:
- The milk fat profile of the Danish Holstein (DH) and Danish Jersey (DJ) show clear differences. Identification of the genomic regions, genes and biological pathways underlying the milk fat biosynthesis will improve the understanding of the biology underlying bovine milk fat production and may provide new possibilities to change the milk fat composition by selective breeding. In this study a genome wide association scan (GWAS) in the DH and DJ was performed for a detailed milk fatty acid (FA) profile using the HD bovine SNP array and subsequently a biological pathway analysis based on the SNP data was performed
- Type:
- Journal article
- Language:
- English
- Published in:
- B M C Genomics, 2014, Vol 15, Issue 1112, p. 1-11
- Main Research Area:
- Science/technology
- Publication Status:
- Published
- Review type:
- Peer Review
- Submission year:
- 2014
- Scientific Level:
- Scientific
- ID:
- 273383916
