The concentrations of immunoglobulins in bovine colostrum determined by the gold standard method are genetically correlated with their near-infrared prediction.

Angela CostaMarco FranzoiGiulio VisentinArianna GoiMassimo De MarchiMauro Penasa

Published in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2021)

The concentrations of colostrum immunoglobulins can be predicted from near-infrared spectra and the genetic correlation between the reference and the predicted traits is positive and favourable, in spite of the large standard errors of the estimates. Near-infrared spectroscopy can be exploited in selective breeding of dairy cattle to improve colostral immunoglobulins concentration.

Keyphrases

genome wide
human milk
dna methylation
copy number
gene expression
adverse drug
molecular dynamics
electronic health record