The world demand for animal-based food products is anticipated to increase by 70% by
2050. Meeting this demand in a way that has a minimal impact on the environment will …

Fatty acids (FAs) of milk fat are considered to be important nutritional components of the
diets of a significant portion of the human population and substantially affect human health …

Lactose is the main carbohydrate in mammals' milk, and it is responsible for the osmotic
equilibrium between blood and alveolar lumen in the mammary gland. It is the major bovine …

Background Over the last years, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) based on
imputed whole-genome sequences (WGS) have been used to detect quantitative trait loci …

Background Causal variants for complex traits, such as eQTL are often found in non-coding
regions of the genome, where they are hypothesised to influence phenotypes by regulating …

Clinical mastitis (CM) is an inflammatory disease occurring in the mammary glands of
lactating cows. CM is under genetic control, and a prominent CM resistance QTL located on …

Fourier-transform mid-infrared (FT-MIR) spectroscopy is a high-throughput and inexpensive
methodology used to evaluate concentrations of fat and protein in dairy cattle milk samples …

Background Milk quality in dairy cattle is routinely assessed via analysis of mid-infrared
(MIR) spectra; this approach can also be used to predict the milk's cheese-making properties …

Background Fourier-transform mid-infrared (FT-MIR) spectroscopy provides a high-
throughput and inexpensive method for predicting milk composition and other novel traits …

Advances in the molecular area of selection have expanded knowledge of the genetic
architecture of complex traits through genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Several …