A review of selected genes with known effects on performance and health of cattle

E Casas, ME Kehrli Jr - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
There are genetic conditions that influence production in dairy and beef cattle. The objective
of this review was to describe relevant genetic conditions that have been associated with …

Identification of selection signatures in cattle breeds selected for dairy production

A Stella, P Ajmone-Marsan, B Lazzari, P Boettcher - Genetics, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The genomics revolution has spurred the undertaking of HapMap studies of numerous
species, allowing for population genomics to increase the understanding of how selection …

Genome-wide copy number variation (CNV) detection in Nelore cattle reveals highly frequent variants in genome regions harboring QTLs affecting production traits

JM da Silva, PF Giachetto, LO da Silva, LC Cintra… - BMC genomics, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Copy number variations (CNVs) have been shown to account for
substantial portions of observed genomic variation and have been associated with …

Structure of the prion protein and its gene: an analysis using bioinformatics and computer simulation

A Sakudo, G Xue, N Kawashita, Y Ano… - Current Protein and …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Prion protein (PrP) gene encodes cellular PrP (PrPC), a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-
anchored cell membrane protein indispensable for infections of prion, which causes …

The prion protein gene polymorphisms associated with bovine spongiform encephalopathy susceptibility differ significantly between cattle and buffalo

H Zhao, Y Du, S Chen, L Qing, X Wang, J Huang… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Prion protein, encoded by the prion protein gene (PRNP), plays a crucial role in the
pathogenesis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Several …

Genetic diversity in the prion protein gene (PRNP) of domestic cattle and water buffaloes in Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand

L Uchida, A Heriyanto, C Thongchai… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
There has been an accumulation of information on frequencies of insertion/deletion (indel)
polymorphisms within the bovine prion protein gene (PRNP) and on the number of …

Prion protein gene (PRNP) polymorphisms in native Chinese cattle

H Zhao, XY Wang, W Zou, YP Zhang - Genome, 2010 - cdnsciencepub.com
Polymorphisms in four regions of the bovine prion protein gene (PRNP) confer susceptibility
to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). These polymorphisms include a 23-bp …

Exploration of genetic factors resulting in abnormal disease in cattle experimentally challenged with bovine spongiform encephalopathy

S Dudas, R Anderson, A Staskevicus, G Mitchell… - Prion, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Since the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), researchers have orally
challenged cattle with infected brain material to study various aspects of disease …

[PDF][PDF] Genetic markers of body composition and carcass quality in grazing Brangus steers

MC Baeza, PM Corva, LA Soria, G Rincon… - Genet. Mol …, 2011 - academia.edu
The somatotropic axis is a major regulatory pathway of energy metabolism during postnatal
growth in mammals. Genes involved in this pathway influence many economically important …

Evaluation of PRNP Expression Based on Genotypes and Alleles of Two Indel Loci in the Medulla Oblongata of Japanese Black and Japanese Brown Cattle

G Msalya, T Shimogiri, S Ohno, S Okamoto… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Prion protein (PrP) level plays the central role in bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE) susceptibility. Increasing the level of PrP decreases incubation …