APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, cilt.19, sa.4, ss.3293-3302, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
SLC27A3 and beta-Lactoglobulin are candidate genes that affect milk traits. This study aimed to determine the effect of polymorphisms of the SLC27A3 and beta-Lactoglobulin genes on Hamdani sheep's milk components. The PCR-RFLP method was used to detect the SLC27A3 polymorphisms at exon 2, exon 3, and exon 4. The allele frequency of SNP1, SNP2 and SNP3 were 0.59(G), 0.41(T); 0.57(G), 0.43(C) and 0.58(A) and 0.42(C) respectively. beta-lactoglobulin allele frequency was 0.56(A) and 0.44(B). The statistical analysis showed an association between SLC27A3 and beta-lactoglobulin polymorphisms and milk composition. The SLC27A3 and beta-lactoglobulin polymorphisms can be used as a genetic marker to select milk component traits in sheep breeding programs.