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Contreras-Méndez LA, Medrano JF, Thomas MG, Enns RM, Speidel SE, Luna-Nevárez G, López-Castro PA, Rivera-Acuña F, Luna-Nevárez P. The Anti-Müllerian Hormone as Endocrine and Molecular Marker Associated with Reproductive Performance in Holstein Dairy Cows Exposed to Heat Stress. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:213. [PMID: 38254382 PMCID: PMC10812537 DOI: 10.3390/ani14020213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is proposed as a biomarker for fertility in cattle, yet this associative relationship appears to be influenced by heat stress (HS). The objective was to test serum AMH and AMH-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as markers potentially predictive of reproductive traits in dairy cows experiencing HS. The study included 300 Holstein cows that were genotyped using BovineSNP50 (54,000 SNP). A genome-wide association study was then executed. Nine intragenic SNPs within the pathways that influence the AMH gene were found important with multiple comparisons adjustment tests (p < 1.09 × 10-6). A further validation study was performed in an independent Holstein cattle population, which was divided into moderate (MH; n = 152) and severe heat-stressed (SH; n = 128) groups and then subjected to a summer reproductive management program. Serum AMH was confirmed as a predictor of fertility measures (p < 0.05) in MH but not in the SH group. Cows were genotyped, which revealed four SNPs as predictive markers for serum AMH (p < 0.01), reproductive traits (p < 0.01), and additional physiological variables (p < 0.05). These SNPs were in the genes AMH, IGFBP1, LGR5, and TLR4. In conclusion, serum AMH concentrations and AMH polymorphisms are proposed as predictive markers that can be used in conjunction with genomic breeding value approaches to improve reproductive performance in Holstein cows exposed to summer HS conditions.
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- Luis A. Contreras-Méndez
- Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón 85000, Mexico
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón 85000, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón 85000, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón 85000, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón 85000, Mexico
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Hartanto S, Budiyanto A, Widayanti R, Setyawan EMN, Prasetya ID. Characterization of polymorphisms in the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor and insulin-like growth factor-1 genes and their association with fertility traits in Jawa-Brebes cows. Vet World 2023; 16:711-716. [PMID: 37235159 PMCID: PMC10206960 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2023.711-716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Background and Aim The availability of fertility markers is crucial for maintaining, protecting, and improving the genetics of Jawa-Brebes (Jabres) cows. Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) play critical roles in female reproductive physiology. The single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) FSHR G-278A and IGF-1 C-512T correlate with cows' fertility traits. This study aimed to identify these SNPs and their potential associations with fertility parameters in Jabres cows. Materials and Methods Samples were collected from 45 heads of multiparous Jabres cows aged 3-10 years with body condition scores of 2.5-5.0 on a 5-point scale in Brebes Regency, Java, Indonesia. These cows were assigned to fertile (n = 16) and infertile groups (n = 29). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was carried out for DNA amplification of FSHR G-278A and IGF-1 C-512T fragments. Restriction fragment length polymorphism-PCR with the restriction enzymes FaqI for the product of FSHR G-278A and SnaBI for the product of IGF-1 C-512T was used to identify SNPs. Results The FaqI enzyme cut the 211 bp DNA fragment of FSHR G-278A in all samples into two bands of 128 bp and 83 bp (GG genotype). Meanwhile, the genotyping of amplicon products of IGF-1 C-512T generated a single 249 bp fragment (CC genotype) in both groups. Conclusion The results showed that the FSHR G-278A/FaqI and IGF-1 C-512T/SnaBI loci were monomorphic in Jabres cows. Thus, neither FSHR G-278A/FaqI nor IGF-1 C-512T/SnaBI is a possible genetic marker for fertility in Jabres cows.
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- Slamet Hartanto
- Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Preliminary Transcriptome Analysis of Long Noncoding RNA in Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Mammary Gland Axis of Dairy Cows under Heat Stress. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13020390. [PMID: 36830759 PMCID: PMC9953101 DOI: 10.3390/biom13020390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Heat stress (HS) is directly correlated to mammary gland dysfunction in dairy cows, especially in summer. The hypothalamic-pituitary-mammary gland axis (HPM axis) plays an important role in the regulation of stress response and lactation physiology in heat-stressed dairy cows. The aim of this study was to explore the lncRNA profile, and the competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) regulatory network in hypothalamus, pituitary, and mammary gland tissues of heat-stressed and normal dairy cows. We performed RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to identify differentially expressed (DE) lncRNAs, and the ceRNA regulatory network was established in HPM-axis-related tissues. Our results showed that a total of 13, 702 and 202 DE lncRNAs were identified in hypothalamus, pituitary, and mammary glands, respectively. Of lncRNAs, 8, 209 and 45 were up-regulated, and 5, 493 and 157 lncRNAs were down-regulated. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses indicated that DE lncRNAs target genes that might play a role in hormone synthesis, secretion and action, apoptosis, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), and mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. Moreover, the ceRNA regulatory network associated with the MAPK signaling pathway in HPM-axis-related tissues contains 3286 lncRNA-mRNA pairs. Furthermore, the ceRNA regulatory network associated with apoptosis, prolactin, AMPK, and mTOR signaling pathway in the mammary gland contains 772 lncRNA-mRNA pairs. Thus, some lncRNAs may be involved in the regulation of stress response and the physiological process of lactation. The changes in lncRNA expression profiles and ceRNAs (lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA) in HPM-axis-related tissues are the key to affect the stress response and lactation physiology of dairy cows under HS, which provide a theoretical basis for the molecular mechanism in the stress response of HPM-axis-related tissues in dairy cows under HS.
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Castillo-Salas CA, Luna-Nevárez G, Reyna-Granados JR, Luna-Ramirez RI, Limesand SW, Luna-Nevárez P. Molecular markers for thermo-tolerance are associated with reproductive and physiological traits in Pelibuey ewes raised in a semiarid environment. J Therm Biol 2023; 112:103475. [PMID: 36796920 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Pelibuey sheep exhibit reproductive activity through the year, but warm weather lowers their fertility and demonstrates physiological limitations of environmental heat stress. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with heat stress tolerance in sheep have been reported previously. The objective was to validate the association of seven thermo-tolerance SNP markers with reproductive and physiological traits in Pelibuey ewes raised in a semiarid region. Pelibuey ewes were assigned to a cool (January 1st.- March 31st.; n = 101) or warm (April 1st.- August 31st.; n = 104) experimental group. All ewes were exposed to fertile rams and assessed for pregnancy diagnosis 90 days later; lambing day was reported at birth. These data served to calculate the reproductive traits of services per conception, prolificacy, days to estrus, days to conception, conception rate and lambing rate. Rectal temperature, rump/leg skin temperature and respiratory rate were measured and reported as physiological traits. Blood samples were collected and processed to extract DNA, which was genotyped using the TaqMan allelic discrimination method and qPCR. A mixed effects statistical model was used to validate associations between SNP genotypes and phenotypic traits. The SNPs rs421873172, rs417581105 and rs407804467 were confirmed as markers associated with reproductive and physiological traits (P < 0.05), and these SNPs were in the genes PAM, STAT1 and FBXO11, respectively. Interestingly, these SNP markers resulted as predictors for the evaluated traits but only in ewes from the warm group, which indicated their association with heat-stress tolerance. An additive SNP effect was confirmed with the highest contribution (P < 0.01) of the SNP rs417581105 for the evaluated traits. Reproductive performance improved (P < 0.05) and physiological parameters decreased in ewes carrying favorable SNP genotypes. In conclusion, three thermo-tolerance SNP markers were associated with improved reproductive and physiological traits in a prospective population of heat-stressed ewes raised in a semiarid environment.
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- Candelario A Castillo-Salas
- Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 85000, México
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 85000, México
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 85000, México
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, USA
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, USA
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 85000, México.
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Zhao YX, Gao GX, Zhou Y, Guo CX, Li B, El-Ashram S, Li ZL. Genome-wide association studies uncover genes associated with litter traits in the pig. Animal 2022; 16:100672. [PMID: 36410176 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Litter traits are critical economic variables in the pig industry as they represent a production indicator that can serve to determine sow fertility. In this study, a genome-wide association study on litter traits, including total number born (TNB), number born alive (NBA), litter birth weight (LBW), average birth weight (ABW), and piglet uniformity (PU), was carried out on two pig breeds (Yorkshire and Landrace). A total of 3 637 pigs of both breeds were genotyped using the GeneSeek GGP Porcine 50K SNP BeadChip. A mixed linear model (MLM) and fixed and random model circulating probability unification (FarmCPU) were employed in the genome-wide association studies for litter traits using combined data from the two pig breeds and data from each breed separately. Additionally, the heritability of traits was estimated using three methods-pedigree-based best linear unbiased prediction (PBLUP), genomic best linear unbiased prediction (GBLUP), and single-step best linear unbiased prediction (ssGBLUP)-and was found to lie between 0.065 and 0.1289, 0.0478 and 0.0938, 0.0793 and 0.0935, 0.1862 and 0.2163, and 0.0327 and 0.0419 for TNB, NBA, LBW, ABW, and PU, respectively. We also compared the genomic prediction accuracies and unbiasedness for litter traits of the three BLUP models. Our results indicated that the ssGBLUP method provided higher predictive accuracies and more rational unbiasedness compared with the PBLUP and GBLUP methodologies. Furthermore, based on their possible roles, eight candidate genes (INHBA, LEPR, HDHD2, CTNND2, RNF216, HMX1, PAPPA2, and NTN1) were identified as being linked with litter traits. In the middle of the test, these genes were found to be connected with pig metabolism and ovulation rate. Our results provide the insights into the genetic architecture of litter traits in pigs, and the potential single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and candidate genes identified may benefit economic profits in pig-breeding industry and contribute to improve litter traits.
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- Y X Zhao
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, China; Guangxi Yangxiang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Co, Ltd, Guigang, Guangxi 537100, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, China
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- Guangxi Yangxiang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Co, Ltd, Guigang, Guangxi 537100, China
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- Guangxi Yangxiang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Co, Ltd, Guigang, Guangxi 537100, China
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- Guangxi Yangxiang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Co, Ltd, Guigang, Guangxi 537100, China
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- Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, China.
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Wu Y, Zhang Y, Qin Y, Cai W, Zhang X, Xu Y, Dou X, Wang Z, Han D, Wang J, Lin G, Wang L, Hao J, Fu S, Chen R, Sun Y, Bai Z, Gu M, Wang Z. Association analysis of single-nucleotide polymorphism in prolactin and its receptor with productive and body conformation traits in Liaoning cashmere goats. Arch Anim Breed 2022; 65:145-155. [PMID: 35505666 PMCID: PMC9051658 DOI: 10.5194/aab-65-145-2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The results of this study showed that the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites of the PRL and PRLR genes have
a certain association with the milk production performance, body size and
cashmere performance of Liaoning cashmere goats (LCGs). Through our designed
experiment, the potential SNPs of LCG were
detected by sequence alignment, and two SNPs were found on two genes. The CC
genotype of the PRL gene is the dominant genotype among the three genotypes.
The GG genotype of the PRLR gene is the dominant genotype among the two
genotypes. At the same time, the two genotypes also have good performance in
cashmere production and body size. Through the screening of haplotype
combination, the milk fat rate > 7.6 %, the milk protein
rate > 5.6 %, the milk somatic cell number < 1500 × 103 mL-1, the cashmere fineness < 15.75 µm, the
chest girth > 105 cm, the chest depth > 33 cm, and the waist
height > 67.5 cm are considered as screening indexes for
comprehensive production performance of Liaoning cashmere goats. It is
concluded that the GCGC type is the dominant haplotype combination.
According to our research data, we found that the biological indicators of
Liaoning cashmere goat milk are higher than the national standards, so we
think it is very significant to study the milk production performance of our
experiment. Further research can be done on goat milk production and body
conformation traits around PRL gene and PRLR gene.
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- Yanzhi Wu
- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural
University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural
University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural
University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural
University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural
University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural
University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- Liaoning Province Modern Agricultural Production Base Construction
Engineering Center, Liaoyang 110000, China
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- Liaoning Province Modern Agricultural Production Base Construction
Engineering Center, Liaoyang 110000, China
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- Liaoning Province Modern Agricultural Production Base Construction
Engineering Center, Liaoyang 110000, China
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- Liaoning Province Modern Agricultural Production Base Construction
Engineering Center, Liaoyang 110000, China
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- Liaoning Province Modern Agricultural Production Base Construction
Engineering Center, Liaoyang 110000, China
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- Liaoning Province Modern Agricultural Production Base Construction
Engineering Center, Liaoyang 110000, China
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- Administration Bureau of Zhungeer Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia
010399, China
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- Lantian Sub-district Office, Zhungeer Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia
010399, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural
University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural
University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural
University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural
University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural
University, Shenyang 110866, China
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Zamorano-Algandar R, Medrano JF, Thomas MG, Enns RM, Speidel SE, Sánchez-Castro MA, Luna-Nevárez G, Leyva-Corona JC, Luna-Nevárez P. Effect of calving season on the parameters and components of the lactation curve in Holstein dairy cows managed in a semi-desert climate. Trop Anim Health Prod 2022; 54:88. [DOI: 10.1007/s11250-022-03098-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cruz GS, Correa RMDS, Macedo DB, Emerick LL, Castilho EFD, Rodrigues MDN. Association between somatotropic axis gene polymorphisms and reproductive efficiency of bovine females: a review. CIÊNCIA ANIMAL BRASILEIRA 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1809-6891v23e-72386e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract Reproductive characteristics directly reflect on productive performance, as they determine the number of calves born annually and the interval between generations, thereby affecting the selection intensity. This allows for the determination of the most important economic variables that directly affect the production system. The present study is a literature review of somatotropic axis gene polymorphisms that are associated with reproductive functions in heifers and cows (Bos taurus taurus and Bos taurus indicus). The following characteristics were analyzed from the various studies reviewed: number of services per pregnancy (Nº services/ pregnancy), age at first calving (AFC), calving interval (CI), and period of service calving conception interval (CCI). The research was conducted during the period from 2011 to 2021, and associations were found among all indicators of reproductive efficiency evaluated in heifers and cows, with 27 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs): 18 in GHR, 5 in IGF-I, and 4 in STAT5A. This study revealed the relationships between SNPs and the reproductive efficiency indicators and demonstrated that molecular genetic techniques enhance the animal selection process, resulting in more profitable systems that are sustainable in the long term.
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Cruz GS, Correa RMDS, Macedo DB, Emerick LL, Castilho EFD, Rodrigues MDN. Associação entre polimorfismos de genes do eixo somatotrópico e eficiência reprodutiva de fêmeas bovinas: revisão de literatura. CIÊNCIA ANIMAL BRASILEIRA 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1809-6891v23e-72386p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Resumo Características reprodutivas refletem diretamente no desempenho produtivo visto que são capazes de determinar o número de bezerros nascidos anualmente, além de afetar o intervalo entre gerações e, consequentemente, a intensidade de seleção, fazendo com o que tais atributos sejam apontados como variáveis econômicas das mais importantes que afetam diretamente o sistema de produção. O presente estudo propõe realizar uma revisão de literatura de polimorfismos de genes do eixo somatotrópico associados a funções reprodutivas em novilhas e vacas (Bos taurus taurus e Bos taurus indicus), indicadas pelos índices: número de serviços por gestação (Nº serviços/gestação), idade ao primeiro parto (IPP), intervalo de partos (IP) e período de serviço, como também denominado de intervalo parto-concepção (IPC). As pesquisas encontradas durante o período de 2011 a 2021 demonstraram associações entre todos os indicadores de eficiência reprodutiva analisados de novilhas e vacas com 27 polimorfismos de nucleotídeo único (SNPs), sendo 18 em GHR, 5 em IGF-I e 4 em STAT5A. Dessa forma, este estudo mostrou relação entre os SNPs e os indicadores de eficiência reprodutiva, demonstrando que técnicas de genética molecular potencializam o processo de seleção dos animais, resultando em sistemas mais lucrativos e que se sustentam a longo prazo.
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Luna-Nevárez G, Pendleton AL, Luna-Ramirez RI, Limesand SW, Reyna-Granados JR, Luna-Nevárez P. Genome-wide association study of a thermo-tolerance indicator in pregnant ewes exposed to an artificial heat-stressed environment. J Therm Biol 2021; 101:103095. [PMID: 34879913 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Environmental heat stress negatively influences sheep production in warm semi-arid regions. An animal's ability to tolerate warm weather is difficult to measure naturally due to environmental variability and genetic variation between animals. In this study we developed a thermo-tolerance indicator (TTI) to define heat stress tolerance in pregnant sheep in a controlled environment. Next, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify genomic regions and target genes associated with thermo-tolerance in sheep. Pregnant Columbia-Rambouillet crossbred ewes (n = 127) were heat-stressed inside a climate-controlled chamber for 57 days by increasing the temperature-humidity index to ≥30. Rectal temperature (RT) and feed intake (FI) data were collected daily and used for the predictive TTI analysis. After the tenth day of heat stress, the regression analyses revealed that FI was stable; however, when the ewe's RT exceeded 39.8 °C their FI was less than thermo-tolerant ewes. This average predicted temperature was used to classify each ewe as heat stress tolerant (≤39.8 °C) and non-heat stress tolerant (>39.8 °C). A GWAS analysis was performed and genomic regions were compared between heat stress tolerant and non-tolerant ewes. The single-marker genomic analysis detected 16 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) associated with heat stress tolerance (P < 0.0001), whereas the multi-marker Bayesian analysis identified 8 overlapped 1-Mb chromosomal regions accounting for 11.39% of the genetic variation associated with tolerance to heat stress. Four intragenic SNP showed a remarkable contribution to thermo-tolerance, and these markers were within the genes FBXO11 (rs407804467), PHC3 (rs414179061), TSHR (rs418575898) and STAT1 (rs417581105). In conclusion, genomic regions harboring four intragenic SNP were associated with heat stress tolerance, and these candidate genes are proposed to influence heat tolerance in pregnant ewes subjected to an artificially induced warm climate. Moreover, these genetic markers could be suitable for use in further genetic selection programs in sheep managed in semi-arid regions.
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- Guillermo Luna-Nevárez
- Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 85000, México
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, USA
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, USA
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, USA
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 85000, México
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 85000, México.
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Zamorano-Algandar R, Sánchez-Castro MA, Hernández-Cordero AI, Enns RM, Speidel SE, Thomas MG, Medrano JF, Rincón G, Leyva-Corona JC, Luna-Nevárez G, Reyna-Granados JR, Luna-Nevárez P. Molecular marker prediction for days open and pregnancy rate in Holstein cows managed in a warm climate. Livest Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2021.104536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A SNP within the PMCH gene as a molecular marker associated with fertility traits in Angus and Brangus beef heifers raised under a desert environment. Trop Anim Health Prod 2021; 53:355. [PMID: 34106352 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-021-02794-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Components of the GH/IGF1 endocrine axis regulate growth and reproductive traits in cattle. The pro-melanin-concentrating hormone (PMCH) gene located within chromosome 5 belongs to this axis. Objective herein was to evaluate PMCH single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as molecular markers associated with age at first calving, calving interval, and age at second calving in Angus and Brangus beef heifers raised in desert conditions. Five SNPs within the PMCH gene were included in the study. Three of these SNPs had minor allele frequency > 10% and only one SNP did not deviate from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. A genotype to phenotype association analyses was performed using a mixed-effects model which included phenotype as the response variable, SNP genotype, breed, year of birth and age of dam as fixed terms, and sire as a random effect. Genotypes from the SNP rs135033882 were found to be associated (P < 0.05) with all evaluated fertility traits, and the term breed resulted as a significant source of variation only for age at second calving. The allele A was the favorable allele because it decreased the age at first calving 98.6 days, the calving interval 85.3 days, and the age at second calving 183.1 days, in Angus and Brangus heifers. In conclusion, we proposed a SNP within the PMCH gene as a potential candidate marker associated with reproductive performance in Angus and Brangus beef heifers raised in a desert climate.
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Effects of dietary N-carbamylglutamate supplementation on milk production performance, nutrient digestibility and blood metabolomics of lactating Holstein cows under heat stress. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Whole genome analysis of water buffalo and global cattle breeds highlights convergent signatures of domestication. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4739. [PMID: 32958756 PMCID: PMC7505982 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18550-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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More people globally depend on the water buffalo than any other domesticated species, and as the most closely related domesticated species to cattle they can provide important insights into the shared evolutionary basis of domestication. Here, we sequence the genomes of 79 water buffalo across seven breeds and compare patterns of between breed selective sweeps with those seen for 294 cattle genomes representing 13 global breeds. The genomic regions under selection between cattle breeds significantly overlap regions linked to stature in human genetic studies, with a disproportionate number of these loci also shown to be under selection between water buffalo breeds. Investigation of potential functional variants in the water buffalo genome identifies a rare example of convergent domestication down to the same mutation having independently occurred and been selected for across domesticated species. Cross-species comparisons of recent selective sweeps can consequently help identify and refine important loci linked to domestication. The comparative genomics of domesticated lineages can yield insights into the signatures of artificial selection. This study sequences 79 water buffalo genomes from 7 breeds and reveals examples of convergent domestication at the genetic level between water buffalo and cattle.
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Asadollahpour Nanaei H, Ayatollahi Mehrgardi A, Esmailizadeh A. Whole-genome sequence analysis reveals candidate genomic footprints and genes associated with reproductive traits in Thoroughbred horse. Reprod Domest Anim 2020; 55:200-208. [PMID: 31858623 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The primary objective of most horse breeding operations was to maximize reproductive efficiency and minimize the cost of producing live foals. Here, we compared individual horses from the Thoroughbred population (n = 17), known as a horse breed with poor reproductive performance, with other six horse populations (n = 28), to detect genomic signatures of positive selection underlying of reproductive traits. A number of protein-coding genes with significant (p-value <.01) higher FST values (616 genes) and a lower value for nucleotide diversity (π) (310 genes) were identified. The results of our study revealed some candidate genes such as IGFBP2, IGFBP5, GDF9, BRINP3 and GRID1 are possibly associated with functions influencing reproductive traits. These genes may have been under selection due to their essential roles in reproduction performance in horses. The candidate selected genes identified in this work should be of great interest for future research into genetic architecture of traits relevant to horse breeding programmes.
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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Knob DA, Scholz AM, Alessio DRM, Mendes BPB, Perazzoli L, Kappes R, Thaler Neto A. Reproductive and productive performance, udder health, and conformation traits of purebred Holstein, F1, and R1 crossbred Holstein × Simmental cows. Trop Anim Health Prod 2019; 52:1639-1647. [PMID: 31848833 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-019-02174-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/01/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The objective of this study was to compare the reproductive performance, milk yield and composition, and udder health and conformation traits of Holstein (Ho), F1, and R1 crossbred Ho × Simmental (Sim) cows. Three commercial dairy farms in south Brazil were used as the research units. All farms held Ho, F1, and R1 crossbred Ho × Sim (¾ Ho × ¼ Sim and ¾ Sim × ¼ Ho) cows. The collection of milk samples and evaluation of udder conformation traits occurred during four visits to each farm. In addition to the actively collected data, retrospective reproduction records of the farms served as the basis for the statistical analysis using analysis of variance models using SAS. The F1 crossbred Ho × Sim cows and ¾ Sim (first rotational crossbreeding generation = R1 using Sim semen) cows had a shorter calving interval and calving to first service interval compared to the Ho cows (P < 0.0001). Milk yield did not differ among the genetic groups except for R1 (¾ Sim) that produced approximately 10% less milk than the other groups (P = 0.0245). Fat plus protein yield and somatic cell score did not differ among the genetic groups. Ho cows had shallower udders (P < 0.0001) and a higher udder clearance (P < 0.0001) than the other groups. F1 and R1 crossbred Ho × Sim cows had shorter reproduction intervals than purebred Ho cows. Although udder conformation traits lacked high-quality scores in crossbred cows, somatic cell scores reached the same level as in purebred Ho cows.
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- Deise Aline Knob
- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Avenida Luis de Camões, 2090, Lages, Santa Catarina, Cep: 88520-000, Brazil. .,Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Tierärztlichen Fakultät, Lehr- und Versuchsgut Oberschleißheim, St-Hubertus Straße, 12, 85764, Oberschleißheim, Germany.
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- Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Tierärztlichen Fakultät, Lehr- und Versuchsgut Oberschleißheim, St-Hubertus Straße, 12, 85764, Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- Centro Universitário Leonardo da Vinci, Rua Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca, 252, Indaial, Santa Catarina, Cep- 89130-000, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Avenida Luis de Camões, 2090, Lages, Santa Catarina, Cep: 88520-000, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Avenida Luis de Camões, 2090, Lages, Santa Catarina, Cep: 88520-000, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Avenida Luis de Camões, 2090, Lages, Santa Catarina, Cep: 88520-000, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Avenida Luis de Camões, 2090, Lages, Santa Catarina, Cep: 88520-000, Brazil
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Oliveira Júnior GA, Santos DJA, Cesar ASM, Boison SA, Ventura RV, Perez BC, Garcia JF, Ferraz JBS, Garrick DJ. Fine mapping of genomic regions associated with female fertility in Nellore beef cattle based on sequence variants from segregating sires. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2019; 10:97. [PMID: 31890201 PMCID: PMC6913038 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-019-0403-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Impaired fertility in cattle limits the efficiency of livestock production systems. Unraveling the genetic architecture of fertility traits would facilitate their improvement by selection. In this study, we characterized SNP chip haplotypes at QTL blocks then used whole-genome sequencing to fine map genomic regions associated with reproduction in a population of Nellore (Bos indicus) heifers. METHODS The dataset comprised of 1337 heifers genotyped using a GeneSeek® Genomic Profiler panel (74677 SNPs), representing the daughters from 78 sires. After performing marker quality control, 64800 SNPs were retained. Haplotypes carried by each sire at six previously identified QTL on BTAs 5, 14 and 18 for heifer pregnancy and BTAs 8, 11 and 22 for antral follicle count were constructed using findhap software. The significance of the contrasts between the effects of every two paternally-inherited haplotype alleles were used to identify sires that were heterozygous at each QTL. Whole-genome sequencing data localized to the haplotypes from six sires and 20 other ancestors were used to identify sequence variants that were concordant with the haplotype contrasts. Enrichment analyses were applied to these variants using KEGG and MeSH libraries. RESULTS A total of six (BTA 5), six (BTA 14) and five (BTA 18) sires were heterozygous for heifer pregnancy QTL whereas six (BTA 8), fourteen (BTA 11), and five (BTA 22) sires were heterozygous for number of antral follicles' QTL. Due to inadequate representation of many haplotype alleles in the sequenced animals, fine mapping analysis could only be reliably performed for the QTL on BTA 5 and 14, which had 641 and 3733 concordant candidate sequence variants, respectively. The KEGG "Circadian rhythm" and "Neurotrophin signaling pathway" were significantly associated with the genes in the QTL on BTA 5 whereas 32 MeSH terms were associated with the QTL on BTA 14. Among the concordant sequence variants, 0.2% and 0.3% were classified as missense variants for BTAs 5 and 14, respectively, highlighting the genes MTERF2, RTMB, ENSBTAG00000037306 (miRNA), ENSBTAG00000040351, PRKDC, and RGS20. The potential causal mutations found in the present study were associated with biological processes such as oocyte maturation, embryo development, placenta development and response to reproductive hormones. CONCLUSIONS The identification of heterozygous sires by positionally phasing SNP chip data and contrasting haplotype effects for previously detected QTL can be used for fine mapping to identify potential causal mutations and candidate genes. Genomic variants on genes MTERF2, RTBC, miRNA ENSBTAG00000037306, ENSBTAG00000040351, PRKDC, and RGS20, which are known to have influence on reproductive biological processes, were detected.
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- Gerson A. Oliveira Júnior
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineer, Pirassununga, SP Brazil
- Department of Animal Bioscience, Center for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON Canada
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- Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, SP Brazil
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- Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Animal Bioscience, Center for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON Canada
- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineer, Pirassununga, SP Brazil
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- Department of Support, Production and Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araçatuba, SP Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineer, Pirassununga, SP Brazil
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- School of Agriculture, Massey University, Ruakura Ag Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Silva Silveira PA, Butler W, da Silva TC, Barros CC, Corrêa MN, Schneider A. Association of polymorphisms in the IGF-I, GHR and STAT5A genes with serum IGF-I concentration and reproductive performance of Holstein dairy cows. Anim Reprod Sci 2019; 211:106206. [PMID: 31785637 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.106206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Liu X, Ma L, Wang M, Wang K, Li J, Yan H, Zhu H, Lan X. Two indel variants of prolactin receptor ( PRLR) gene are associated with growth traits in goat. Anim Biotechnol 2019; 31:314-323. [PMID: 30987502 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2019.1594863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Prolactin receptor (PRLR) gene plays a crucial role in the milk production, reproduction and the growth of mammals. To fully characterize the structure of the mutation and to further study the function of the goat PRLR gene, two insertion/deletion (indel) loci (12 bp; 16-bp; 5-bp) were detected in 1038 Shaanbei white cashmere (SBWC) goats. Associated analysis revealed that the 16-bp indel mutation was significantly associated the body length, body height, chest depth (CD), body length index (BLI), heart girth index and cannon circumference index (CCI) (p < 0.05). The polymorphism of 5-bp indel was significantly associated with CD, heart girth, CCI and BLI (p < 0.05). Overall, individuals with genotype DD showed better phenotypic traits than individuals with other genotypes at the two loci of PRLR gene in SBWC goat. These findings suggested that the two novel indels within the caprine PRLR gene could be considered as effective DNA molecular markers and could provide a valuable theoretical basis for the application of marker-assisted selection in the goat industry.
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- Xinfeng Liu
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center of Cashmere Goats, Yulin University, Yulin, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.,Life Science Research Center, Yulin University, Yulin, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center of Cashmere Goats, Yulin University, Yulin, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.,Life Science Research Center, Yulin University, Yulin, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Marete AG, Guldbrandtsen B, Lund MS, Fritz S, Sahana G, Boichard D. A Meta-Analysis Including Pre-selected Sequence Variants Associated With Seven Traits in Three French Dairy Cattle Populations. Front Genet 2018; 9:522. [PMID: 30459810 PMCID: PMC6232291 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A within-breed genome-wide association study (GWAS) is useful when identifying the QTL that segregates in a breed. However, an across-breed meta-analysis can be used to increase the power of identification and precise localization of QTL that segregate in multiple breeds. Precise localization will allow including QTL information from other breeds in genomic prediction due to the persistence of the linkage phase between the causal variant and the marker. This study aimed to identify and confirm QTL detected in within-breed GWAS through a meta-analysis in three French dairy cattle breeds. A set of sequence variants selected based on their functional annotations were imputed into 50 k genotypes for 46,732 Holstein, 20,096 Montbeliarde, and 11,944 Normande cows to identify QTL for milk production, the success rate at insemination of cows (fertility) and stature. We conducted within-breed GWAS followed by across-breed meta-analysis using a weighted Z-scores model on the GWAS summary data (i.e., P-values, effect direction, and sample size). After Bonferroni correction, the GWAS result identified 21,956 significantly associated SNP (P FWER < 0.05), while meta-analysis result identified 9,604 significant SNP (P FWER < 0.05) associated with the phenotypes. The meta-analysis identified 36 QTL for milk yield, 48 QTL for fat yield and percentage, 29 QTL for protein yield and percentage, 13 QTL for fertility, and 16 QTL for stature. Some of these QTL were not significant in the within-breed GWAS. Some previously identified causal variants were confirmed, e.g., BTA14:1802265 (fat percentage, P = 1.5 × 10-760; protein percentage, P = 7.61 × 10-348) both mapping the DGAT1-K232A mutation and BTA14:25006125 (P = 8.58 × 10-140) mapping PLAG1 gene was confirmed for stature in Montbeliarde. New QTL lead SNP shared between breeds included the intronic variant rs109205829 (NFIB gene), and the intergenic variant rs41592357 (1.38 Mb upstream of the CNTN6 gene and 0.65 Mb downstream of the CNTN4 gene). Rs110425867 (ZFAT gene) was the top variant associated with fertility, and new QTL lead SNP included rs109483390 (0.1 Mb upstream of the TNFAIP3 gene and 0.07 Mb downstream of PERP gene), and rs42412333 (0.45 Mb downstream of the RPL10L gene). An across-breed meta-analysis had greater power to detect QTL as opposed to a within breed GWAS. The QTL detected here can be incorporated in routine genomic predictions.
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- Andrew G Marete
- UMR GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France.,Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- UMR GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France.,ALLICE, Paris, France
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- Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- UMR GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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