A genome scan to identify quantitative trait loci affecting economically important traits in a US Holstein population

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2535-2542

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

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ALLELES; ANIMAL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0035512685     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74705-4     Document Type: Article

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