Genetic Traits and Colour Codes
Gene Name | Description | Gene and Expression Code |
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BY | Brachyspina (causes abortion & stillborn, shortened spinal cord, long legs & abnormal organs) |
BYC = tested carrier of Brachyspina BYF = tested non-carrier of Brachyspina |
CVM | Complex Vertebral Malformation (causes still-born calves, abortions, and early embryonic losses) |
CVC = tested carrier of CVM CVF = tested non-carrier of CVM |
BLAD | Bovine Leucocyte Adhesion Deficiency (deficiency of a normally occurring protein needed for white blood cells or leukocytes, which are body’s infection fighters) |
BLC = tested carrier of BLAD BLF = tested non-carrier of BLAD |
MULEFOOT | Mulefoot (toes of foot are joined, giving animal a single hoof, instead of cloven ones) |
MFC = tested carrier of MULEFOOT MFF = tested non-carrier of MULEFOOT |
DUMPS | Deficiency of Uridine Monophosphate Synthase (one of many enzymes contributing to normal metabolic processes) |
DPC = tested carrier of DUMPS DPF = tested non-carrier of DUMPS |
CHOLESTEROL DEFICIENCY | Cholesterol Deficiency (a genetic disposition for increased calf losses with Holstein cattle) |
CDF =Tested Free of Cholesterol Deficiency CDC = Tested Carrier of Cholesterol Deficiency CDS = Tested True Cholesterol Deficiency |
BETA CASEIN A2 | Beta Casein (A1 and A2 beta-casein are genetic variants of the beta-casein milk protein that differ by one amino acid) |
A2A2 = Beta Casein A2A2 A1A1 = Beta Casein A1A1 A1A2 = Beta Casein A1A2 |
FACTOR XI | Factor XI Blood clotting disorder |
XIC = tested carrier of FACTOR XI XIF = tested non-carrier of FACTOR XI |
CIT | Citrullinemia Accumulation of ammonia and other toxics in blood in baby calves |
CNC = tested carrier of CIT CNF = tested non-carrier of CIT |
KAPPA CASEIN | Results are a combination of A, B and E gene types. | BB, AB, BE, AA, AE, EE |
BETA LACTOGLOBULIN | Results are a combination of A and B gene types. | BL-AA, BL-AB, BL-BB |
ALPHA S-1 CASEIN | Results are a combination of B and C gene types. | ACN-BB, ACN-BC, ACN-CC |