Affiliation:
1. DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad 500032, India
2. RCB—Regional Centre of Biotechnology, Delhi 121001, India
3. ICAR—Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly 243122, India
Abstract
The effect of breed on milk components—fat, protein, lactose, and water—has been observed to be significant. As fat is one of the major price-determining factors for milk, exploring the variations in fat QTLs across breeds would shed light on the variable fat content in their milk. Here, on whole-genome sequencing, 25 differentially expressed hub or bottleneck fat QTLs were explored for variations across indigenous breeds. Out of these, 20 genes were identified as having nonsynonymous substitutions. A fixed SNP pattern in high-milk-yielding breeds in comparison to low-milk-yielding breeds was identified in the genes GHR, TLR4, LPIN1, CACNA1C, ZBTB16, ITGA1, ANK1, and NTG5E and, vice versa, in the genes MFGE8, FGF2, TLR4, LPIN1, NUP98, PTK2, ZTB16, DDIT3, and NT5E. The identified SNPs were ratified by pyrosequencing to prove that key differences exist in fat QTLs between the high- and low-milk-yielding breeds.
Funder
Genomics for conservation of indigenous cattle breeds and for enhancing milk yield
Subject
General Veterinary,Animal Science and Zoology
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