Patent ID: 7407750
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: C12Q

Abstract:
1. A method of selecting a bovine, with a genotype indicative of at least one altered milk production trait, the method comprising the steps: a) identifying a bovine with thymidine at polymorphic nucleotide position 658 in the growth hormone receptor (GHR) gene of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the codon including the thymidine at nucleotide position 658 of SEQ ID NO: 2 encodes phenylalanine at amino acid position 279 in SEQ ID NO: 5; and correlating the presence of the thymidine at position 658 of SEQ ID NO: 2 with at least one altered milk production trait selected from: i) increased milk volume; ii) decreased percentage of milk protein; and iii) decreased percentage of milk fat; and b) selecting the bovine on the basis of the identification and correlation in a).