Associations between the Bovine Myostatin Gene and Milk Fatty Acid Composition in New Zealand Holstein-Friesian × Jersey-Cross Cows

Associations between the Bovine Myostatin Gene and Milk Fatty Acid Composition in New Zealand Holstein-Friesian × Jersey-Cross Cows

The myostatin gene (<i>MSTN</i>), which encodes the protein myostatin, is pleiotropic, and its expression has been associated with both increased and decreased adipogenesis and increased skeletal muscle mass in animals. In this study, the polymerase chain reaction, coupled with single st...

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Main Authors: Ishaku L. Haruna, Yunhai Li, Ugonna J. Ekegbu, Hamed Amirpour-Najafabadi, Huitong Zhou, Jon G. H. Hickford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
myostatin gene
variation
milk
fatty acid
cattle
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1447

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