Genetic and genomic analyses underpin the feasibility of concomitant genetic improvement of milk yield and mastitis resistance in dairy sheep

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 11; p. e0214346
• Main Authors: Banos, Georgios, Clark, Emily L, Bush, Stephen J, Dutta, Prasun, Bramis, Georgios, Arsenos, Georgios, Hume, David A, Psifidi, Androniki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 25.11.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Animal lactation; Animal welfare; Animals; Antagonism; Apoptosis; Biology and Life Sciences; California mastitis test; Cattle; Chromosomes; Dairy industry; Dairy products industry; Dairying; EDTA; Environmental factors; Feasibility Studies; Female; Future predictions; Gene expression; Gene mapping; Genes; Genetic analysis; Genetic improvement; Genetic polymorphisms; Genetic research; Genetics; Genomic analysis; Genomics; Goats; Lactation; Lactation - genetics; Lactation - physiology; Mammary gland; Mammary glands; Mastitis; Mastitis - genetics; Mastitis - veterinary; Medicine and Health Sciences; Milk; Milk production; Nucleotides; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Polymorphism; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Quantitative genetics; Quantitative Trait Loci; Selective Breeding; Sheep; Sheep Diseases - genetics; Sheep, Domestic - classification; Sheep, Domestic - genetics; Sheep, Domestic - physiology; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Species Specificity; Udder; Veterinary colleges; Veterinary medicine; Yield; Greece; United Kingdom; England; Chios; Scotland; United Kingdom > UK

Milk yield is the most important dairy sheep trait and constitutes the key genetic improvement goal via selective breeding. Mastitis is one of the most prevalent diseases, significantly impacting on animal welfare, milk yield and quality, while incurring substantial costs. Our objectives were to det...