SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS AND USE OF SAME IN SELECTION OF DAIRY CATTLE

摘要

Embodiments of present invention provides methods and kits to aid in the selection of dairy parent animals so as to more rapidly introduce and improve desirable milk-related traits. Preferred aspects of the invention are drawn to using one or more animals' allelic composition for one or more loci within the beta2-adrenergic receptor to help determine how to use animals in a breeding program so as most efficiently improve the progeny's economic value; particularly with respect to milk production.