Evaluation of the Ovine Callipyge Locus: II. Genotypic Effects on Growth, Slaughter, and Carcass Traits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2549-2559

  Freking, B A ^a,b   Keele, J W ^a   Nielsen, M K ^b   Leymaster, K A ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Callipyge; Carcass Composition; Genotypes; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; DOMINANT GENE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, DOMINANT; GENOTYPE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MEAT; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032176085     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.76102549x     Document Type: Article

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