Vitamin B12 and transcobalamin in bovine milk: Genetic variation and genome-wide association with loci along the genome

In human nutrition, bovine milk is an essential source of bioavailable vitamin B12 and B12-binding proteins, including transcobalamin. In this study, we estimated genetic parameters for milk content of vitamin B12 and transcobalamin using milk samples from 341 and 663 Danish Holstein cows, respectiv...

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Main Authors: Grum Gebreyesus, Nina Aagaard Poulsen, Mette Krogh Larsen, Lotte Bach Larsen, Esben Skipper Sørensen, Christian Würtz Heegaard, Bart Buitenhuis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:JDS Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266691022100034X