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Advances in nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics in dairy cattle
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08 November 2026

This chapter reviews advances in nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics and their relevance to modern dairy cattle production. Together, these disciplines extend nutrition research toward a systems-level, “feedomics”, integrating diet composition, host genetics, physiology, and the ruminal microbiome. The chapter outlines key regulatory mechanisms, including transcription factor activation, epigenetic programming, and non-coding RNA control, operating across tissues central to lactation and health. Methodological advances in transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, single-cell analyses, and genome editing are critically discussed, with an emphasis on experimental rigor and data integration. Physiological applications are highlighted, particularly during the peripartal period, where nutrigenomic insights reveal tissue-specific adaptations to energy balance, immune stress, and oxidative challenges.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Fundamentals of nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics
- 3 Historical context and development of the fields
- 4 Key methodologies in nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics research
- 5 Current advances in nutrigenomics in dairy cattle
- 6 Nutrigenomics in the context of peripartal (transition) cow biology
- 7 Nutrition-microbiome-genome interactions in peripartal dairy cows
- 8 Conclusion and future trends in research
- 9 Where to look for further information
- 10 References