Table 3.

Association between the presence/absence of FASN haplotypes and milk traits (Mean ± SE) ¹ in Gannan yaks.

Traits	Haplotype Assessed	Other Haplotypes in Model	Mean ± SE				p Value
			Present	n	Absent	n
Milk protein (%)	A1-A2		4.9 ± 0.07	131	4.8 ± 0.12	42	0.421
	A1-B2		4.9 ± 0.14	31	4.9 ± 0.07	142	0.880
	B1-A2		4.9 ± 0.08	101	4.9 ± 0.09	72	0.978
	B1-B2		4.7 ± 0.38	10	4.9 ± 0.81	163	0.363
Milk fat (%)	A1-A2		4.9 ± 0.18	131	4.2 ± 0.31	42	0.050
	A1-B2		4.3 ± 0.36	31	4.9 ± 0.17	142	0.154
	B1-A2		4.9 ± 0.20	101	4.6 ± 0.24	72	0.300
	B1-B2		3.7 ± 1.53	10	4.8 ± 2.04	163	0.081
	A1-A2	A1-B2, B1-B2	4.9 ± 2.11	131	4.2 ± 1.69	42	<0.001
	A1-B2	A1-A2, B1-B2	4.3 ± 1.70	31	4.8 ± 2.09	142	<0.001
	B1-B2	A1-A2, A1-B2	3.7 ± 1.53	10	4.8 ± 2.04	163	<0.001
Milk total solid (%)	A1-A2		16.0 ± 0.21	131	15.1 ± 0.37	42	0.037
	A1-B2		15.4 ± 0.43	31	15.9 ± 0.20	142	0.378
	B1-A2		15.9 ± 0.24	101	15.6 ± 0.29	72	0.351
	B1-B2		14.5 ± 1.27	10	15.9 ± 2.45	163	0.086
	A1-A2	B1-B2	16.0 ± 2.49	131	15.1 ± 2.60	42	<0.001
	B1-B2	A1-A2	14.5 ± 1.27	10	15.9 ± 2.45	163	<0.001
Non-fat solid (%)	A1-A2		11.1 ± 0.11	131	10.9 ± 0.19	42	0.282
	A1-B2		11.2 ± 0.22	31	11.0 ± 0.10	142	0.567
	B1-A2		11.0 ± 0.12	101	11.1 ± 0.14	72	0.844
	B1-B2		10.9 ± 0.80	10	11.1 ± 1.23	163	0.590
Milk lactose (%)	A1-A2		4.9 ± 0.61	131	4.9 ± 0.49	42	0.313
	A1-B2		5.0 ± 0.10	31	4.9 ± 0.05	142	0.319
	B1-A2		4.9 ± 0.06	101	4.9 ± 0.07	72	0.647
	B1-B2		4.9 ± 0.62	10	4.9 ± 0.57	163	0.806

¹ Estimated marginal means and standard errors (SE) of those means derived from general linear mixed-effects models with parity and group included in the models as fixed and random factors, respectively. p < 0.05 is in bold.