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19841232

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Recently, selective breeding was proposed as a means of changing the fatty acid composition of milk to improve its nutritional quality. Before implementing such breeding objectives, effects on other economically important traits should be investigated. The objectives of this study were to examine 1) the effect of milk fat composition, and 2) the effect of polymorphisms of DGAT1 and SCD1 genes on female fertility in commercial Dutch Holstein-Friesian cattle. Data on 1,745 first-lactation cows were analyzed by fitting linear mixed models. We found that higher concentrations of trans fatty acids within total milk fat negatively affected reproductive performance. Furthermore, results suggested a potential effect of the DGAT1 polymorphism on nonreturn rates for insemination 28 and 56 d after the first service. Our results can be used to assess the correlated effects of breeding for improved milk fat composition on reproduction, thereby allowing for better evaluation of breeding programs before implementation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1525-3198
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5720-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of milk fat composition, DGAT1, and SCD1 on fertility traits in Dutch Holstein cattle.
pubmed:affiliation
Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, 6700 AH, Wageningen, the Netherlands. robert.demeter@wur.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't