Associations between Growth Hormone Gene Polymorphism and Weight Traits in Nellore Bovines;Associação do Polimorfisnio do Gene do Hormônio de Crescimento com a Caraterística Peso em Bovinos da Raça Nelore

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1380-1386

  Unanian, Maria Marina ^a   Barreto, Cristine Chaves ^a   De Freitas, Alfredo Ribeiro ^b   Cordeiro, Célia Maria Torres ^a   Josahkian, Luiz Antonio ^c  

^a EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c ABCZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine; Growth hormone gene; Nellore breed; Weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012146007     PISSN: 01004859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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