Relationship of Bovine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency with Genetic Merit for Performance Traits

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 895-899

  Powell, R L ^a   Norman, H D ^a   Cowan, C M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Genetic Visions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency; DNA testing; Linkage; Pleiotropy

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION; DNA; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; LEUKOCYTES; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030137438     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76438-X     Document Type: Article

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