A genome scan for QTL influencing milk production and health traits in dairy cattle

Physiological Genomics

Volumn 1999, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 165-175

  Heyen, D W ^a   Weller, J I ^b   Ron, M ^b   Band, M ^a   Beever, J E ^a   Feldmesser, E ^b   Da, Y ^a   Wiggans, G R ^c   VanRaden, P M ^c   Lewin, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genomics; Lactation; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA; FEMALE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0033547259     PISSN: 15312267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.1999.1.3.165     Document Type: Article

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