A search for quantitative trait loci for milk production traits on chromosome 6 in Finnish Ayrshire cattle

Animal Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 136-143

  Velmala, R J ^a   Vilkki, H J ^a   Elo, K T ^a   De Koning, D J ^a,b   Maki Tanila A V ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Casein; Cattle; Interval mapping; Microsatellite; Quantitative trait loci; Regression

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CHROMOSOME 6; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; CASEINS; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; FINLAND; INBREEDING; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEMEN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033120119     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.1999.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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