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Volume 23, No. (5), 2013 (October)
ASSOCIATIONS OF PIT-1 GENE POLYMORPHISM WITH MILK YIELD AND COMPOSITION TRAITS IN BROWN SWISS CATTLE
İ. Aytekin, S. Boztepe

İ. Aytekin, S. Boztepe
1 Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, University of Selcuk, Konya, TURKEY

Corresponding Author: aytekin@selcuk.edu.tr
DOI: NA
Page Number(s): 1281-1289
Published Online First: October 01, 2013
Publication Date: October 01, 2013
ABSTRACT

The present study investigated the genetic variability of Pit-1 polymorphisms (HinfI_451 bp) in a total of 301 Brown Swiss cattle, and also evaluated the possible association between the Pit-1 genotypes and dairy traits such as 305 days milk yield (MY305), test day milk yield (TDMY), fat (%), protein (%), lactose (%), density (kg/m3), solids-non-fat (%), total solids (%), freezing point (oC), and also pH and conductivity (uS/cm) of milk. Allele frequencies were found as A: 0.374 and B: 0.626 in HinfI (451 bp) polymorphism in Pit–1 gene. No significant difference was detected between the observed and the expected genotype frequencies via Hardy-Weingberg equilibrium (P>0.05). The effect of Pit-1 polymorphisms (HinfI_451 bp) was not observed on milk yield and composition in Brown Swiss populations (P>0.05). The results demostrated that the Pit-1 polymorphisms (HinfI_451 bp) could not be exploited as a candidate gene for selection of dairy traits in Brown Swiss cattle.

Keywords: Brown Swiss, Pit-1 (HinfI) polymorphism, RFLP, Milk yield and components
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