Genetics and Breeding: Detection of putative loci affecting milk, health, and type traits in a US Holstein population using 70 microsatellite markers in a genome scan

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2497-2502

  Ashwell, M S ^a   Van Tassell, C P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Microsatellite markers; Milk production traits; Quantitative trait loci; Type traits

Indexed keywords

LIPID; MICROSATELLITE DNA; MILK PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS;

EID: 0033227052     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75501-3     Document Type: Article

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