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Journal of Dairy Science

Volume 92, Issue 9, September 2009, Pages 4676-4682
Journal of Dairy Science

Research-article
Short communication: Genome-wide scan for bovine milk-fat composition. II. Quantitative trait loci for long-chain fatty acids

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Abstract

We present the results of a genome-wide scan to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) that contribute to genetic variation in long-chain milk fatty acids. Milk-fat composition phenotypes were available on 1,905 Dutch Holstein-Friesian cows. A total of 849 cows and their 7 sires were genotyped for 1,341 single nucleotide polymorphisms across all Bos taurus autosomes (BTA). We detected significant QTL on BTA14, BTA15, and BTA16: for C18:1 cis-9, C18:1 cis-12, C18:2 cis-9,12, CLA cis-9,trans-11, C18:3 cis-9,12,15, the C18 index, the total index, total saturated fatty acids, total unsaturated fatty acids (UFA), and the ratio of saturated fatty acids:unsaturated fatty acids on BTA14; for C18:1 trans fatty acids on BTA15; and for the C18 and CLA indices on BTA16. The QTL explained 3 to 19% of the phenotypic variance. Suggestive QTL were found on 16 other chromosomes. The diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) K232A polymorphism on BTA14, which is known to influence fatty acid composition, most likely explains the QTL that was detected on BTA14.

Key words

fatty acid
quantitative trait locus
dairy cow
diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1

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