RESUMENObjetivo. Determinar las frecuencias alélicas y genotípicas del polimorfismo del intrón 3 del gen bGH y estimar algunos parámetros de estructura poblacional en ganado Holstein. Materiales y métodos. El estudio se realizó con 1366 vacas Holstein en 120 hatos de 11 municipios del departamento de Antioquia. Se extrajo DNA por el método de Salting out y la genotipificación se realizó usando la técnica de PCR-RFLPs. La diversidad genética se determinó mediante la comparación de las heterocigosidades, El equilibrio de Hardy-Weinberg (HW) y la diferenciación genética entre las poblaciones se realizó usando el software Arlequín 2.0 Las frecuencias alélicas y genotípicas se evaluaron mediante el paquete estadístico SAS ® . Resultados. Las frecuencias genotípicas encontradas fueron 0.764 (+/+), 0.223 (+/-) y 0.013 (-/-) y las frecuencias alélicas 0.876 (+) y 0.124 (-). No se encontraron desviaciones del Equilibrio de Hardy Weinberg en ninguna de las subpoblaciones. La diversidad genética determinada mediante la comparación de las heterocigosidades fue relativamente baja entre poblaciones pero al interior de estas no. El valor de FST de toda la población fue de 0.0068 y significativo (p<0.05), algunos FST pareados también lo fueron, tomando valores desde 0.0 a 0.13. Los estadísticos FIT y FIS no fueron significativos. Conclusiones. El gen bGH es un candidato interesante para evaluar características de importancia económica ya que no parece haber sido sometido a selección directa, presenta una variabilidad media en las poblaciones, observándose diferenciación genética significativa entre distintos municipios, producto de los diferentes sistemas de producción y acceso a las biotecnologías.Palabras clave: Ganado lechero, genética de poblaciones, marcadores moleculares, polimorfismo (Fuente:AGROVOC). ORIGINALRev. MVZ Córdoba 18(1):3346-3354, 2013.

RESUMENObjetivo. Estimar algunos parámetros de estructura poblacional en una población Holstein del departamento de Antioquia. Materiales y métodos. El estudio se realizó con 427 vacas de la raza Holstein pertenecientes a 5 municipios del departamento de Antioquia. La genotipificación se llevó a cabo usando la técnica de PCR-PFLPs. La Heterocigocidad observada (Ho) y Heterocigocidad esperada (He), la prueba de Hardy-Weinberg (HW) y la estructura y diferenciación genética entre las poblaciones se calculó mediante los parámetros F de Wright, evaluados mediante el software GENEPOP. Las frecuencias alélicas y genotípicas se evaluaron con el método descrito por Hartl. Resultados. Las frecuencias genotípicas encontradas fueron 0.61, 0.34 y 0.05 para los genotipos AA, AB y BB respectivamente y las frecuencias de los alelos fueron 0.78 y 0.22 para A y B, encontrándose la población en equilibrio de HW. La heterocigocidad fue media entre poblaciones (Ho=0.368). Los valores FIS, FST y FIT de la población total fueron -0.0717, 0.0099 y -0.0611. Conclusiones. No fue posible asumir endogamia, ni exogamia en los municipios analizados, exceptuando el municipio de San Pedro de los Milagros, en cuyo caso se percibe de manera más fuerte el efecto del mejoramiento genético y la disminución de la heterocigocidad.Palabras clave: Análisis genético, caracterización, polimorfismo (Fuente:CAB). ABSTRACTObjective. Estimate some population structure parameters in a Holstein population of the Department of Antioquia. Materials and methods. Research involved 427 Holstein cows of five municipalities in the department of Antioquia. The cattle was genotyped using PCR-PFLP. Observed heterozygosity (Ho) and expected heterozygosity (He), the exact Hardy-Weinberg test (HW) and the structure and genetic differentiation among populations were calculated using F-Wright parameters which were assessed using the GENEPOP software. The allele and genotype frequencies were evaluated with the method described by Hartl. Results. The genotypic frequencies were 0.59, 0.37 y 0.04 to AA, Rev.MVZ Córdoba 18(1):3355-3361, 2013. ORIGINAL

Objective. To determine the association of intron 3 polymorphism of the bovine growth hormone (BGH) gene, with age at first service, first birth, first postpartum service and second birth in a population of Holstein cows in the state of Antioquia. Materials and methods. The study was conducted on 408 Holstein cows in 8 herds. Genotyping was performed using PCR-RFLP technique with DNA extracted from peripheral blood by the salting out technique. The Phenotypic information used was collected for 4 years, from a dairy production control program. To determine the association between characteristics and gene polymorphism, parametric statistical analyzes were performed as generalized linear models and linear regression analysis. Results. Allele frequency (positive) was 0.91 and was 0.09 for (negative) allele. Genotypic frequencies were 0.77, 0.2 and 0.03 for (positive/positive), (positive/negative) and (negative/negative) respectively. There were significant differences between the mean of age at first service, age at first birth, age at first postpartum service and age at second birth. For all of the (negative/negative) genotype characteristics there were greater ages for each event. Conclusions. These results suggest that intron-3 polymorphism of the BGH gene is associated with reproductive traits, facilitating the selection of individuals with favorable genotypes for use in breeding programs.

Objective. To determine the associations of BoLA DRB3.2 alleles present in Holstein and BON x Holstein cattle to production and milk quality traits in a dairy herd of Antioquia, Colombia. Materials and methods. Ninety-one cows, 66 Holstein and 25 BxH, were genotyped for the BoLA DRB3.2 gene, through PCR-RFLP technique. Furthermore, the association of the alleles of the gene BoLA DRB3.2 with milk yield (PL305), fat yield (PG305), protein yield (PP305) fat percentage (PGRA) and protein percentage (PPRO) were determined, using a general linear model. Results. Twenty-seven BoLA DRB3.2 alleles were identified; the most frequent alleles in Holstein were: BoLA DRB3.2*23, 22, and 24 with frequencies of: 0.159, 0.129, and 0.106, respectively and the most frequent alleles in BxH were: BoLA DRB3.2*23, 24 and 20 with frequencies of: 0.20, 0.140, and 0.120, respectively. Associations of BoLA DRB3.2 alleles with production and milk quality traits were also determined. In Holstein cows the BoLA DRB3.2*36 allele was associated with low PL305 (p≤0.01), high PGRA in multiparous cows (p≤0.05) and high PG305 in primiparous cows (p≤0.01). The BoLA DRB3.2*33 allele was associated with increased in the PPRO in multiparous cows (p≤0.01). In BXH cows only the BoLA DRB3*19 allele was associated with high PGRA (p≤0.05). Conclusions. The gene BoLA DRB3.2 shows high polymorphism in both groups; Holstein and BxH and some of its allelic variants were associated with production and milk quality traits.

Objetive. To estimate and compare breeding values (EBV) using the conventional method (BLUP) and genomic breeding values (MEBV and GEBV) estimated through bayes C method for milk yield and milk quality traits in dairy cattle in Antioquia, Colombia. Materials and methods. Two methods were used to estimate breeding values: BLUP to estimate conventional breeding value (EBV) and bayes C to estimate genomic values (MEBV and GEBV). The traits evaluated were: milk yield (PL), protein percentage (PPRO), fat percentage (PGRA) and score somatic cell (SCS). The methods (BLUP and bayes C) were compared using Person correlation (r p ), Spearman rank correlation (r s ) and linear regression coefficient (b). Results. The Pearson and Spearman correlations among EBVs and genomic values (MEBV and GEBV) (r pMEBV;EBV and r sGEBV;EBV ) were greater than 0.93 and the linear regression coefficients of EBVs on genomic values (MEBV and GEBV) (b MEBV;EBV , and b GEBV;EBV ) ranged between 0.954 and 1.051 in all traits evaluated. Conclusions. The predictions of genomic values (MEBV and GEBV), using bayes C method were consistent with the predictions of the EBVs estimate through the conventional method (BLUP) in conditions of high Colombian tropic, allowing to obtain high associations between the breeding values.