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Bayesian-genome-wide association study and post-GWAS on reproductive traits of Holstein dairy cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2024

Jeyran Jabbari Tourchi ,
Sadegh Alijani ,
Seyed Abbas Rafat  and
Mokhtar Ali Abbasi
Jeyran Jabbari Tourchi
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Sadegh Alijani*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Seyed Abbas Rafat
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Mokhtar Ali Abbasi
Affiliation:
Animal Science Research Institute of Iran, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
*
Corresponding author: Sadegh Alijani; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Bayesian multiple regression models are often used for genomic selection, where all markers are adjusted simultaneously as random effects to reduce the false-discovery rate. The purpose of this research was to identify individual candidate genes for some reproductive traits in Holstein cattle through genome wide association studies (GWAS) using a Bayesian method in combination with post-GWAS analysis. Reproductive traits included: days open (DO), pregnancy rate (PR), calving interval (CI) and age at first calving (AFC). The animals were genotyped using single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) panels of different densities imputed to a 50 K SNP density. After quality control, we included 2400 genotyped animals. According to the Bayesian analysis, there were 19 windows with an explained additive genetic variance of >0.1 percent for CI, DO, AFC and PR in Holstein cattle, which were 3, 3, 6 and 7, respectively. Using Bayesian analysis, 79 genes were located within or nearby (250-kb) 19 significant SNPs/windows in the Bos taurus autosomes. Among these genes, we identified 25 candidate genes for reproductive traits, namely CHD7, CLVS1, EVX2, MAT2B, NUDCD2, GPR39, NCKAP5, LYPD1, HOXD13, SEMA5B, CCNG1, SEMA5A, BRF1, PSEN2, CACHD1, SUGTA, ELF1, SNORA70, AKT1, TM2D1, SLF1, MCTPA, PAB2A, MTRF1 and ADCY2. Additionally, another nine candidate genes (CLVS1, GPR39, CENPF, AMOT, ARF1, CCDC186, ADCY2, BDP1 and AMOTL1) were identified in the network cluster analysis as hub genes for reproductive traits. The results of gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and pathway analysis, suggest that the most important gene ontology term involving cellular metabolic process was related to the AFC trait. To summarize, Bayesian methods were used to identify SNPs and candidate genes that could be useful in genomic selection to improve reproductive traits of Holstein dairy cattle.

Keywords

Bayesian methodcandidate genesgene set enrichment analysisreproductive traitswindows
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Research Article
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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 91 , Issue 2 , May 2024 , pp. 146 - 155
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Hannah Dairy Research Foundation

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