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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 79, Issue 2 470-476, Copyright © 2001 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Genetic variation in stimulated GH release and in IGF-I of young dairy cattle and their associations with the leucine/valine polymorphism in the GH gene

R. Grochowska, P. Sorensen, L. Zwierzchowski, M. Snochowski and P. Lovendahl
Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Mrokow, Poland. renatagrochowska@yahoo.com

Genetic variations in plasma GH concentrations before and following thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) stimulation and in IGF-I concentrations were studied in 11-mo-old Polish Friesian cattle (104 heifers and 110 bulls). A possible association between stimulated GH release, IGF-I, and the polymorphism in the GH gene causing substitution of leucine-Leu to valine-Val at amino acid position 127 of the protein was also investigated. The GH concentrations were determined in serial plasma samples collected every 15 min from 15 min before to 135 min after intravenous administration of 0.15 microg TRH/kg live weight. The analysis was performed on three variables: baseline (mean of samples at -15 and 0 min), peak (sample at 15 min after injection) and rate (peak minus sample at 60 min, divided by 45 min). The IGF-I concentrations were measured in plasma samples taken before the TRH stimulation. Additionally, first lactation records from the 75 cows earlier tested for GH release and IGF-I were used to study a possible association of milk production traits with GH genotypes. The data were analyzed by multivariate mixed linear models. The heritability of IGF-I reached a higher value (0.35) than variables baseline, peak, and rate (0.02, 0.14, and 0.14, respectively). The GH variables were positively genetically correlated with each other (0.22 to 0.93), whereas they had negative genetic correlations with IGF-I (-0.26). The Val/Val genotypes reached the highest peak value compared with other GH genotypes (P > 0.01), whereas the Leu/Leu genotypes had the highest IGF-I concentrations (P < or = 0.05). Moreover, the Leu/Val heterozygotes were superior to others in milk and protein yields, whereas the Leu/Leu homozygotes reached the highest fat yield (P > or = 0.01). We conclude that GH peak, GH rate, and IGF-I are heritable traits in young dairy cattle and are affected by the Leu/Val polymorphism in the GH gene.


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