Heritabilities and genetic and phenotypic parameters for gluteus medius muscle fibre type composition, fibre size and capillaries in purebred Spanish horses

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 233-241

  Rivero, José Luis L ^a   Barrey, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic performance; Exercise physiology; Genetics; Horse; Muscle biopsy; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BREEDING; ANIMAL MODEL; BREED; CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; GENETIC CORRELATION; GLUTEUS MEDIUS; HERITABILITY; HORSE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MUSCLE CELL; PHENOTYPE; SPAIN; STRAIN IMPROVEMENT;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0035175121     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(01)00221-4     Document Type: Article

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