Association between gene polymorphism of growth hormone and carcass traits in dairy bulls

Animal Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 441-447

  Grochowska, R ^a   Lunden A ^b   Zwierzchowski, L ^a   Snochowski, M ^c   Oprzadek, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c KIELANOWSKI INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Dairy bulls; Gene polymorphism; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035373603     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135772980005195X     Document Type: Article

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