Abstract

Abstract This chapter deals with the genetics of fatty acid composition in milk and beef. The importance of having the ability to control fatty acid composition in bovine milk and beef is discussed. Focus is given on fatty acid composition of bovine milk and beef, environmental factors influencing fatty acid composition, fatty acid heritabilities and genetic correlations, breed effects on fatty acid composition in bovine milk and beef, genetic polymorphisms and fatty acid composition and genome-wide association studies and milk fatty acid composition.

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