Jawasreh Khaleel, Amareen Ahmad Al, Aad Pauline
Department of Animal Production, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid 22110, Jordan.
Livestock Directorate, National Agriculture Research center (NARC), 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan.
Animals (Basel). 2019 Jun 21;9(6):382. doi: 10.3390/ani9060382.
A participatory animal-breeding program was applied to 9 commercial Awassi sheep flocks in Jordan. This study aimed to assess the influence of Beta-lactoglobulin (), Prolactin (), and Kappa casein () genes, genotypes and their interaction on milk production and composition traits of 167 genotyped Awassi ewes via Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) followed by sequencing. Allele frequencies for the two variants were 0.42 and 0.58 for , 0.82 and 0.18 for , and 0.92 and 0.08 for . No association was found among and CSN3 polymorphic genotypes with milk production traits. However, ewes with AA genotype showed higher milk production, AB was associated with lowest fat%, high solid not fat (SNF)%, protein%, and lactose%. BB was associated with highest milk density. , , and polymorphic genotypes were differentially associated with milk production and component traits. Furthermore, × interaction showed the highest milk production and fat%; × recorded the highest SNF%, protein%, lactose%, and milk density, while the × had the highest fat% and SNF%. The enhancing effects of these gene interactions can be incorporated in Awassi breeding programs to improve milk production and composition.
一项参与式动物育种计划应用于约旦的9个商业阿瓦西羊群。本研究旨在通过聚合酶链反应(PCR)测序,评估β-乳球蛋白()、催乳素()和κ-酪蛋白()基因、基因型及其相互作用对167只基因分型阿瓦西母羊产奶量和乳成分性状的影响。两种变体的等位基因频率分别为:对于为0.42和0.58,对于为0.82和0.18,对于为0.92和0.08。未发现和CSN3多态性基因型与产奶性状之间存在关联。然而,具有AA基因型的母羊产奶量较高,AB与最低脂肪百分比、高非脂固形物(SNF)百分比、蛋白质百分比和乳糖百分比相关。BB与最高的牛奶密度相关。、和多态性基因型与产奶量和乳成分性状存在差异关联。此外,×相互作用显示出最高的产奶量和脂肪百分比;×记录到最高的SNF百分比、蛋白质百分比、乳糖百分比和牛奶密度,而×具有最高的脂肪百分比和SNF百分比。这些基因相互作用的增强效应可纳入阿瓦西育种计划,以提高产奶量和乳成分。