Associations between leptin gene polymorphisms and production, live weight, energy balance, feed intake, and fertility in Holstein heifers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1633-1638

  Liefers, S C ^a   Te Pas, M F W ^a   Veerkamp, R F ^a   Van Der Lende, T ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Leptin polymorphism; Live weight; Production trait

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

FAT; LEPTIN; MICROSATELLITE DNA; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CORPUS LUTEUM; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; LEPTIN; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 0036617036     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74235-5     Document Type: Article

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