This study investigated the association of selected growth hormone receptor () gene SNPs with selected fertility and milk production-related phenotypes of cross-bred dairy cows ( = 153) reared on three National Livestock Development Board farms in Sri Lanka. Selected cows were genetically screened for SNPs in the exon 08 ( = 153) and 5' upstream ( = 118) regions of the gene using the target sequencing method. The relationships between different genotypes and fertility traits (average calving interval, average number of services per conception, and age at first calving) and milk production-related traits (average total lactation yield, average lactation length, and average milk yield) were analyzed using the General Linear Model in SPSS. Among the identified Four SNPs, rs1099014416 was significantly associated with average calving interval and age at first calving. Cows with GG genotype exhibited younger age at first calving (918.51 ± 113.42 days) and longer calving intervals (543.41 ± 43.29 days) compared to cows with GT (1275.18 ± 38.31, 515.09 ± 24.49 days) and TT (1212.89 ± 88.22, 364.52 ± 54.01 days) genotypes. Other SNPs did not show associations with the studied traits. SNP rs109014416 has the potential to be used as a genetic marker for fertility-related traits in the selection of cross-bred dairy cows in Sri Lanka which should be validated with a larger population.
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