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OMIA:000200-9913 : Coat colour, generic in Bos taurus (taurine cattle)

In other species: Japanese medaka , axolotl , marsupials , brush-tailed possums , European mole , stump-tailed macaque , gray wolf , coyote , dog , red fox , domestic cat , lion , Sumatran tiger , mongooses , whales , ass (donkey) , onager , horse , pig , Arabian camel , guanaco , vicugna , llama , white-tailed deer , Northern giraffe , indicine cattle (zebu) , goat , mouflon , sheep , hares , rabbit , Alpine marmot , pocket gophers , golden hamster , Mongolian gerbil , meadow voles , muskrat , black rat , European woodmouse , domestic guinea pig , nutria , gray short-tailed opossum , tench , domestic yak , gray squirrel , western mosquitofish , long-tailed chinchilla , European shrew , red wolf , bobcat , Asiatic golden cat , Mountain hare , golden jackal , tawny dragon , plains zebra , water buffalo , panther genet , Kinda baboon , Gray snub-nosed monkey , Northern mole vole , American mink , hybrid yellow catfish

Categories: Pigmentation phene

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Disease-related: no

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2021). OMIA:000200-9913: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

References

Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.

2023 Theusme, C., Macías-Cruz, U., Castañeda-Bustos, V., López-Baca, M.A., García-Cueto, R.O., Vicente-Pérez, R., Mellado, M., Vargas-Villamil, L., Avendaño-Reyes, L. :
Holstein heifers in desert climate: effect of coat color on physiological variables and prediction of rectal temperature. Trop Anim Health Prod 55:183, 2023. Pubmed reference: 37129708. DOI: 10.1007/s11250-023-03614-3.
2022 Kunene, L.M., Muchadeyi, F.C., Hadebe, K., Mészáros, G., Sölkner, J., Dugmore, T., Dzomba, E.F. :
Genetics of base coat colour variations and coat colour-patterns of the South African Nguni cattle investigated using high-density SNP genotypes. Front Genet 13:832702, 2022. Pubmed reference: 35747604. DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.832702.
2021 Bovo, S., Schiavo, G., Kazemi, H., Moscatelli, G., Ribani, A., Ballan, M., Bonacini, M., Prandi, M., Dall'Olio, S., Fontanesi, L. :
Exploiting within-breed variability in the autochthonous Reggiana breed identified several candidate genes affecting pigmentation-related traits, stature and udder defects in cattle. Anim Genet 52:579-97, 2021. Pubmed reference: 34182594. DOI: 10.1111/age.13109.
2020 Dar, A.H., Kumar, S., Mukesh, M., Ahmad, S.F., Singh, D.V., Sharma, R.K., Ghosh, A.K., Singh, B., Rahman, J.U., Sodhi, M. :
Genetic characterization and population structure of different coat colour variants of Badri cattle. Mol Biol Rep 47:8485-8497, 2020. Pubmed reference: 33063149. DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-05890-w.
2000 Klungland, H., Olsen, H.G., Hassanane, M.S., Mahrous, K., Vage, D.I. :
Coat colour genes in diversity studies Journal of Animal Breeding & Genetics-Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie 117:217-224, 2000.
1996 Becerril, C.M., Wilcox, C.J., Guerrero, V.M. :
Holstein white coat color and performance - phenotypic, genetic and environmental correlations Brazilian Journal of Genetics 19:587-591, 1996.
1994 Becerril, C.M., Wilcox, C.J., Wiggans, G.R., Sigmon, K.N. :
Transformation of measurements percentage of white coat color for Holsteins and estimation of heritability Journal of Dairy Science 77:2651-2657, 1994. Pubmed reference: 7814735. DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(94)77206-4.
Becerril, C.M., Wilcox, C.J., Campos, M.S., Hansen, P.J. :
Genetic Effects and Relationship of Milk Production and Percentage of White Coat in a Subtropical Holstein Herd Revista Brasileira de Genetica 17:65-68, 1994.
Chen, Y., Wang, Y., Cao, H., Pang, Z., Yang, G. :
Black-ear gene and blood polymorphism in four southern Chinese cattle groups Animal Genetics 25:89-90, 1994. Pubmed reference: 7943989.
Schraermeyer, U., Stieve, H. :
A newly discovered pathway of melanin formation in cultured retinal pigment epithelium of cattle Cell and Tissue Research 276:273-279, 1994. Pubmed reference: 8020063.
1993 Meerman, G.J.T., Mullaart, E., Vandermeulen, M.A., Dendaas, J.H.G., Morolli, B., Uitterlinden, A.G., Vijg, J. :
Linkage Analysis by Two-Dimensional DNA Typing American Journal of Human Genetics 53:1289-1297, 1993. Pubmed reference: 8250045.
Renieri, C., Ceccarelli, P., Gargiulo, A.M., Lauvergne, J.J., Monacelli, G. :
Chemical and Electron Microscopic Studies of Cattle (Bos- taurus) with Four Types of Phenotypic Pigmentation Pigment Cell Research 6:165-170, 1993. Pubmed reference: 8234202.
1990 Mijten, P., Dekruif, A. :
White Heifer Disease As a Cause of Herd Subfertility Tijdschrift Voor Diergeneeskunde 115:736-738, 1990. Pubmed reference: 2396246.
1989 Lauvergne, J.J., Renieri, C., Silvestrelli, M., Valfre, F. :
Genetic Analysis of Cattle Coat Color from Crossbreds with Swiss Brown Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics-Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie 106:389-397, 1989.
Zelfel, S. :
Inheritance of Coat Colour in Cattle Selected for Black-Pied Dairy Breed of the GDR Archiv fur Tierzucht-Archives of Animal Breeding 32:429-436, 1989.
1988 Boiko, N.F., Ganiev, M.M. :
[Colour inheritance in crossbred cattle] :114 only, 1988.
King, V.L., DeNise, S.K., Armstrong, D.V., Torabi, M., Wiersma, F. :
Effects of a hot climate on the performance of first lactation Holstein cows grouped by coat color Journal of Dairy Science 71:1093-1096, 1988. Pubmed reference: 3392303. DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(88)79657-5.
Sulliavn, P.G., Wilton, J.W., Doormaal, B.J. van :
Production traits of Red and White relative to Black and White Holsteins Canadian Journal of Animal Science 68:299-303, 1988.
1986 Denis, B., Costiou, P., Fabries, J. :
[White coat colour in cattle. Descriptive study, genetic considerations] Recueil de Medecine Veterinaire 162:9-18, 1986.
1985 Hanset, R. :
Coat colour inheritance in the Belgian White and Blue cattle breed Genetics, Selection, Evolution 17:443-458, 1985.
1981 Lauvergne, J.J. :
A possible genetic formula for the coat colour of brown mountain cattle of Switzerland Annales de Genetique et de Selection Animale 13:339-352, 1981.
1965 Berge, S. :
[Hair colouring and marking in the crossing of cream-coloured Charolais with red and black cows] Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie 81:46-54, 1965.
1964 Horn, A., Bozo, S., Dohy, J., Dunay, A. :
[The inheritance of colour in Jersey bulls and F1 Hungarian Spotted X Jersey crossbreds] Kiserletugyi Kozlemenyek. Allattenyesztes :3-11, 1964.
Turner, H.G. :
Coat characters of cattle in relation to adaptation Proceedings of the Australian Society of Animal Production 1964 5:181-187, 1964.
1963 Barkema, R.M. :
[Tri-coloured coat in Dutch cattle and its explanation] Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde 88:195-204, 1963.
Gilmore, L.O., Fechheimer, N.S. :
Gene-hormone interactions on hair pigmentation in cattle Genetics Today. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Congress of Genetics, The Hague 1:264 Abstract, 1963.
1961 Berge, S. :
Influence of dun on brown and brindle in cattle Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie 75:298-306, 1961.
Berge, S. :
[Inheritance of colour in cattle] Vollebekk : Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Agricultural Collage of Norway 69:?, 1961.
Brown, D.L. :
The Nguni breed of cattle. III. Yield and composition of milk; haemoglobin and phosphate blood levels ; coat colour and skin characteristics Empire Journal of Experimental Agriculture 29:88-99, 1961.
1960 Hofmann, F., Kehl, W., Barfuss, E. :
[The inheritance of colour after mating a Red Pied Swedish bull and Spotted Mountain cows] Archiv fur Tierzucht 3:293-305, 1960.
1952 Rendel, J.M. :
White heifer disease in a herd of dairy shorthorns Journal of Genetics 51:89-94, 1952. DOI: 10.1007/BF02986707.
1928 Horlacher, W.R. :
Exceptional colour inheritance in Hereford cattle Journal of Heredity 19, 1928.
1925 Smith, A.D.B. :
A study of the inheritance of certain colour characters in the Shorthorn breed of cattle Journal of Heredity 16:73-84, 1925.

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005
  • Changed by Frank Nicholas on 20 Aug 2020
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 01 Jul 2021