Journal
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
Volume 94, Issue 11, Pages 5695-5698Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4345
Keywords
complex vertebral malformation (CVM); bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency (BLAD); citrullinemia (CTLN); deficiency of uridine monophosphate synthase (DUMPS)
Funding
- National 948 Project [2006-G48, 2001-G2A]
- Key Development of New Transgenic Breeds Program of China [2009ZX08009-156B]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31072016]
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In dairy cattle, 4 important recessive hereditary diseases exist: complex vertebral malformation (CVM), bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency (BLAD), citrullinemia (CTLN), and deficiency of uridine monophosphate synthase (DUMPS). Holstein Associations in developed countries have established monitoring systems for such disorders in Holstein bulls for decades. Over the past decades, China has continuously imported Holstein semen and embryos, mainly from North America but also from Europe. The dissemination of such genetic defects was undetermined until now, although efforts were taken to develop molecular techniques and detect carriers for CVM and BLAD in small populations of Chinese dairy cattle. Thus, herein we extensively screened 732 proven bulls participating in artificial insemination programs and 136 young bulls entering progeny test from 15 bull stations in China for CVM, BLAD, CTLN, and DUMPS. The proportion of carriers of the defects was found to be 7.72, 1.38, 0.23, and 0.12%, respectively. Given our findings, early diagnostic and monitoring systems on recessive inherited disorders among proven and young bulls entering the national genetic improvement programs for dairy cattle of China should be established immediately, in which a series of measures will be taken to prevent further spreading of such disorders and gradually eliminate them in the dairy cattle population in China.
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