Milk productivity of simmental cattle by combined kappacasein and somatotropin genes

The economically important productive traits of cattle that contribute to the development of the dairy industry are considered to be abundant milk yield, protein and fat content in milk. In recent years, breeders have focused their attention on cattle breeding programmes based on molecular genetic research methods. The potential of animal productivity largely depends on genetic variants of marker genes present in the genotype of an individual. The genes of kappa-casein and somatotropin are considered to be promising DNA markers, as they are responsible for qualitative and quantitative traits of cattle productivity. In this work we studied milk productivity of 84 cows of Simmental breed from the breeding plant in the Urals by kappa-casein and somatotropin genes, as well as by complex genes. On the gene kappa-casein on milk yield in advantage are individuals with genotypes CSN3AB 6937,6 kg. The higher content of protein in milk, milk fat and protein yield, as well as the sum of nutrients were recorded in cows with CSN3BB genotypes 3.40%, 282.5 kg, 234.2 kg and 516.7 kg, respectively. In terms of somatotropin gene, cows with GHVV genotypes had the most abundant milk production 7160.0 kg. In terms of protein-milk yield, coevals with GHLL genotypes are more productive 3.4 %. The sum of nutrients, milk fat and protein yield is more established in milk of cows with GHVV genotypes 522.7 kg, 293.6 kg and 229.1 kg, respectively. All nine possible variants of complex genotypes for kappa-casein and somatotropin genes occur in this Simmental herd: AA/LV 26 cows; AA/LL 14; AA/VV 12; AB/LL 13; AB/LV 10; AB/VV 2; BB/LL 4; BB/ VV 2; BB/LV 1. Data processing on the effect of complex genotypes on milk productivity included a number of 10 cows or more. Higher milk yield, milk protein content, milk fat and protein yield, and nutrient sum were found in AB/LL complex genotypes: 6756.0 kg, 3.4 %, 277.0 kg and 229.7 kg, 506.7 kg, respectively. Significant differences were found between cow groups in the content of mass fraction of protein.

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