Holstein Friesian cattle
Association of novel polymorphisms in the bovine myocyte enhancer factor 2D (MEF2D) gene with carcass traits of Polish Holstein Friesian cattle
... ABSTRACT: In the present study the polymorphism of the myocyte enhancer factor 2D (MEF2D) gene was analyzed as a genetic marker candidate for carcass traits in Polish Holstein-Friesian cattle. Four ...
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The association between microsatellite Bm6438 and milk performance traits in Polish Holstein Friesian cattle
... Black-and-White cattle, carried out in the course of several years with the aim of improving milk performance traits through crossbreeding with Holstein-Friesian cattle, showed a trend of ...
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Analysis of Milk and Fertility Traits in Holstein Friesian Cattle on the Plateau, Jos Nigeria
... third parity. Milk yield had high heritability and repeatability estimates across parities. The coefficient of variation was highly variable and ranged from 14.86-43.67%. Thus, there was no indication of an adverse ...
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Detection of recessive mutations (BLAD and CVM) in Holstein-friesian cattle population in Republic of Macedonia
... This is the first published report on existence of BLAD and CVM carriers in the HF cattle population in Republic of Macedonia. Although they were found at low frequency, this study demonstrates a need for further ...
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L-Selectin Gene Polymorphism and Its Association with Clinical Mastitis, Somatic Cell Score, and Milk Production in Polish Holstein-Friesian Cattle
... lium (Kishimoto and Rothlein 1994). L-selectin mediates the migration of activated circulating PMN across the blood–milk barrier in the pro- cess of diapedesis through the endothelium of the mammary gland (Diez-Fraile et ...
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Genetic parameters of test day somatic cell scores for the first three lactations of Polish Holstein Friesian cattle
... a routine genetic evaluation for the Polish Holstein- Friesian population. Due to the advantages of test day over lactation model, it should allow for more efficient genetic improvement of the udder health. ...
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Genome wide associations for milk production and somatic cell score in Holstein Friesian cattle in Ireland
... The sequencing of the bovine genome and the subse- quent HapMap project made large amounts of genetic markers available in the form of single nucleotide poly- morphisms (SNPs). This massive increase in marker num- bers ...
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Extent of genome-wide linkage disequilibrium in Australian Holstein-Friesian cattle based on a high-density SNP panel
... dairy cattle and currently reflects the best estimates of genome-wide LD in this breed based on number of animals screened and number of SNPs geno- ...in cattle than in ...in cattle [17-21], sheep ...
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Differential Macrophage Function in Brown Swiss and Holstein Friesian Cattle
... (BS) cattle tend to have a lower somatic cell counts (SCC) than Holstein-Friesian (HF) cat- tle, and are thought to be less susceptible to ...BS cattle (Busato et ...
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Effect Year of Calving and Parity on the Productive Performance of Holstein Friesian Cows in Vom Nigeria
... The Holstein-Friesian cattle were maintained under intensive management throughout the year. They were grazed on sown pasture in fenced paddocks (containing grasses and legumes) in the morning and ...
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Determination of Genetic Variations of Toll-like Receptor (TLR) 2, 4 and 6 with Next Generation Sequencing in Native Cattle Breeds of Anatolia and Holstein Friesian
... Indigenous cattle breeds of Anatolia have been reported to show fewer signs of clinical bacterial infections, such as bovine tuberculosis and mastitis, and it is hypothesized that this might be due to a less ...
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Vol 46, No 1 (2016)
... After our research, it results that the milking process also produces alterations of the respiratory rhythm rate. Therefore, based on the data of table 1, we may see that for the Holstein-Friesian ...
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A comparison of milk fat composition between pasture based cows supplemented with either canola meal or wheat
... 980 Holstein-Friesian and Jersey crossbred cows in a split treatment design to determine the effect of canola pulp or wheat supplementation on milk fatty acid composition and milk solid production in a ...
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Multivariate estimation of variance and covariance components using restricted maximum likelihood, in dairy cattle : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science at Massey University
... Heritabilities for survival estimated at .05 in Jersey cows ( Rogers et aI., 1 990), and of . 03 for true and fu nctional stayability of Holstein cows (Boldman et aI. , 1 990) wou ld suppo rt the alternative of ...
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Effects of Pair versus Individual Housing on Romanian Simmental x Limousine Crossbreed Calves Behaviour
... 210 [10], although other studies have not recorded differences in this respect, between individually and pair housing [11]. Individually housed calves recorded an increased growth rate than paired [7] inconsistent with ...
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Influence of Supplementing Pasture Based Primiparous Holstein Friesian Dairy Cows with Crude Degummed Canola Oil on Milk Fatty Acid Composition
... primiparous Holstein-Friesian cows with CDCO can potentially improve milk quality and enhance its beneficial healthy fatty acid profile without any negative impact on the animals or milk ...primiparous ...
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Successful treatment of an intrathoracic bronchogenic cyst in a Holstein-Friesian calf
... in cattle include: (II) the pseudo-glandular period (forma- tion of all major conducting branches) from days 50 to 120 of gestation; (III) the canalicular period (enlarge- ment of the lumina of the bronchi and ...
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A study of the interactions between Holstein Friesian genotypes and feeding systems, with emphasis on system performance and cow grazing ability : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, New Zealand
... It is apparent that the capacity of the NZ90 cows to improve DMIH and DMIHIL W was based on their ability to adjust Bz and GT to the differences between the swards. It is suggested that the larger reduction in GT between ...
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A comparison of Holstein Friesian, Brown Swiss and Eastern Anatolian Red cattle slaughtered in Turkey for carcass conformation and fatness in SEUROP system
... pure Holstein Friesian (HF, n = 381), pure Brown Swiss (BS, n = 314) and pure and crosses of Eastern Anatolian Red (EAR, n = 183) males that had been slaughtered in a commercial aba�oir between 1 October ...
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Association between Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in RelA with Somatic Cell Count and Longevity Supports Importance of NF κB Signalling in Cattle Health
... infection in transgenic mice. This experiment showed that RELA mRNA expres- sion peaked at 6 - 8 h post infection with E. coli , returning to basal by 24 h. This expression was nearly all located in mammary epithelial ...
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