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Analysis of POU1F1 gene DdeI polymorphism in Chinese goats

M. J. Li, Zhang, C. M., Lan, X. Y., Fang, X. T., Lei, C. Z., Chen, H., Li, M. J., Zhang, C. M., Lan, X. Y., Fang, X. T., Lei, C. Z., and Chen, H., “Analysis of POU1F1 gene DdeI polymorphism in Chinese goats”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

As a member of the POU-domain family, the POU1F1 is a positive regulator for growth hormone, prolactin and thyroid-stimulating hormone b, by binding to target DNA promoters as a dimer in mammals. This study described the polymorphisms at the goat POU1F1-DdeI locus and analyzed the distribution of alleles in 15 indigenous Chinese goat breeds. The PCR-RFLP analysis showed a predominance of the D1D1 genotype and the D1 allele, with average frequencies of 0.550 and 0.790, respectively, irrespective of goat utility type.

Multivariate analysis of test-day and total milk yield in goats

N. Irano, Bignardi, A. B., Baldi, F., Santana, Jr, M. L., Teixeira, I. A. M. A., Tonhati, H., and Albuquerque, L. G., “Multivariate analysis of test-day and total milk yield in goats”, vol. 14, pp. 13719-13727, 2015.

The objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for 305-day cumulative milk yield (MY305) and its association with test-day milk yield (TDMY) in Saanen and Alpine goats in order to provide information that allows the use of TDMY as selection criteria. This was done using standard multi-trait and reduced rank models. Data from 1157 lactations, including the first three kiddings, and 5435 test-day records from 683 Saanen and 449 Alpine goats were used.

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