Genetics of bovine abomasal displacement. Issue 1 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zerbin, Ina; Lehner, Stefanie; Distl, Ottmar
• Is Part Of: Veterinary journal. Volume 204:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 17
• Page End: 22
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Veterinary medicine -- Periodicals; 636
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.02.013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1090-0233

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab0010"> <title id="st0010">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0010"> <list id="ulist0010"> <list-item id="u0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0010">Displaced abomasum has become a common inherited disease in first lactation Holsteins.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0015">There is no other disease in dairy cattle showing such a high heritability.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0020">Quantitative trait loci and associated genomic regions were identified for Holsteins.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0025">Pathways for deposition of calcium, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and synaptic transmission were significant.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0030"> <label></label> <p id="p0030">Genes with significant effects on left displacements of the abomasum are located in genomic regions under positive selection for dairy cattle.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>