Genome-wide association analysis for β-hydroxybutyrate concentration in Milk in Holstein dairy cattle
Abstract Background Ketosis in dairy cattle has been shown to cause a high morbidity in the farm and substantial financial losses to dairy farmers. Ketosis symptoms, however, are difficult to identify, therefore, the amount of ketone bodies (mainly β-hydroxybutyric acid, BHB) is used as an indicator...
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| author | S. Nayeri F. Schenkel A. Fleming V. Kroezen M. Sargolzaei C. Baes A. Cánovas J. Squires F. Miglior |
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| description | Abstract Background Ketosis in dairy cattle has been shown to cause a high morbidity in the farm and substantial financial losses to dairy farmers. Ketosis symptoms, however, are difficult to identify, therefore, the amount of ketone bodies (mainly β-hydroxybutyric acid, BHB) is used as an indicator of subclinical ketosis in cows. It has also been shown that milk BHB concentrations have a strong correlation with ketosis in dairy cattle. Mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIR) has recently became a fast, cheap and high-throughput method for analyzing milk components. The aim of this study was to perform a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on the MIR-predicted milk BHB to identify genomic regions, genes and pathways potentially affecting subclinical ketosis in North American Holstein dairy cattle. Results Several significant regions were identified associated with MIR-predicted milk BHB concentrations (indicator of subclinical ketosis) in the first lactation (SCK1) and second and later lactations (SCK2) in Holstein dairy cows. The strongest association was located on BTA6 for SCK1 and BTA14 on SCK2. Several SNPs on BTA6 were identified in regions and variants reported previously to be associated with susceptibility to ketosis and clinical mastitis in Jersey and Holstein dairy cattle, respectively. One highly significant SNP on BTA14 was found within the DGAT1 gene with known functions on fat metabolism and inflammatory response in dairy cattle. A region on BTA6 and three SNPs on BTA20 were found to overlap between SCK1 and SCK2. However, a novel region on BTA20 (55–63 Mb) for SCK2 was also identified, which was not reported in previous association studies. Enrichment analysis of the list of candidate genes within the identified regions for MIR-predicted milk BHB concentrations yielded molecular functions and biological processes that may be involved in the inflammatory response and lipid metabolism in dairy cattle. Conclusions The results of this study confirmed several SNPs and genes identified in previous studies as associated with ketosis susceptibility and immune response, and also found a novel region that can be used for further analysis to identify causal variations and key regulatory genes that affect clinical/ subclinical ketosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-16691048fdc548a08e923db56fb2221f2022-12-22T02:10:27ZengBMCBMC Genetics1471-21562019-07-0120111710.1186/s12863-019-0761-9Genome-wide association analysis for β-hydroxybutyrate concentration in Milk in Holstein dairy cattleS. Nayeri0F. Schenkel1A. Fleming2V. Kroezen3M. Sargolzaei4C. Baes5A. Cánovas6J. Squires7F. Miglior8Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of GuelphCentre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of GuelphCentre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of GuelphCentre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of GuelphCentre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of GuelphCentre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of GuelphCentre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of GuelphCentre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of GuelphCentre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of GuelphAbstract Background Ketosis in dairy cattle has been shown to cause a high morbidity in the farm and substantial financial losses to dairy farmers. Ketosis symptoms, however, are difficult to identify, therefore, the amount of ketone bodies (mainly β-hydroxybutyric acid, BHB) is used as an indicator of subclinical ketosis in cows. It has also been shown that milk BHB concentrations have a strong correlation with ketosis in dairy cattle. Mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIR) has recently became a fast, cheap and high-throughput method for analyzing milk components. The aim of this study was to perform a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on the MIR-predicted milk BHB to identify genomic regions, genes and pathways potentially affecting subclinical ketosis in North American Holstein dairy cattle. Results Several significant regions were identified associated with MIR-predicted milk BHB concentrations (indicator of subclinical ketosis) in the first lactation (SCK1) and second and later lactations (SCK2) in Holstein dairy cows. The strongest association was located on BTA6 for SCK1 and BTA14 on SCK2. Several SNPs on BTA6 were identified in regions and variants reported previously to be associated with susceptibility to ketosis and clinical mastitis in Jersey and Holstein dairy cattle, respectively. One highly significant SNP on BTA14 was found within the DGAT1 gene with known functions on fat metabolism and inflammatory response in dairy cattle. A region on BTA6 and three SNPs on BTA20 were found to overlap between SCK1 and SCK2. However, a novel region on BTA20 (55–63 Mb) for SCK2 was also identified, which was not reported in previous association studies. Enrichment analysis of the list of candidate genes within the identified regions for MIR-predicted milk BHB concentrations yielded molecular functions and biological processes that may be involved in the inflammatory response and lipid metabolism in dairy cattle. Conclusions The results of this study confirmed several SNPs and genes identified in previous studies as associated with ketosis susceptibility and immune response, and also found a novel region that can be used for further analysis to identify causal variations and key regulatory genes that affect clinical/ subclinical ketosis.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-019-0761-9Milk BHB concentrationsMIR spectroscopyClinical/subclinical ketosisGenome-wide associationDairy cattle |
| spellingShingle | S. Nayeri F. Schenkel A. Fleming V. Kroezen M. Sargolzaei C. Baes A. Cánovas J. Squires F. Miglior Genome-wide association analysis for β-hydroxybutyrate concentration in Milk in Holstein dairy cattle BMC Genetics Milk BHB concentrations MIR spectroscopy Clinical/subclinical ketosis Genome-wide association Dairy cattle |
| title | Genome-wide association analysis for β-hydroxybutyrate concentration in Milk in Holstein dairy cattle |
| title_full | Genome-wide association analysis for β-hydroxybutyrate concentration in Milk in Holstein dairy cattle |
| title_fullStr | Genome-wide association analysis for β-hydroxybutyrate concentration in Milk in Holstein dairy cattle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genome-wide association analysis for β-hydroxybutyrate concentration in Milk in Holstein dairy cattle |
| title_short | Genome-wide association analysis for β-hydroxybutyrate concentration in Milk in Holstein dairy cattle |
| title_sort | genome wide association analysis for β hydroxybutyrate concentration in milk in holstein dairy cattle |
| topic | Milk BHB concentrations MIR spectroscopy Clinical/subclinical ketosis Genome-wide association Dairy cattle |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-019-0761-9 |
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