ANXA9, SLC27A3, FABP3 and FABP4 single nucleotide polymorphisms in relation to milk production traits in Jersey cows.

Milk components originating from blood plasma substrates are synthesized in epithelial cells of the mammary gland. Milk lipids are synthesized from fatty acids which bind to specific proteins - FABPs (fatty acid binding proteins). FABPs are a family of small cytoplasmic proteins; nine members of the family have been identified so far (