Genetic variation in fatness and fatty acid composition of crossbred cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2825-2832

  Pitchford, W S ^a   Deland, M P B ^b   Siebert, B D ^a   Malau Aduli, A E O ^a,c   Bottema, C D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR WESTERN REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Fatty Acids; Genetic Parameters

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

FATTY ACID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSSES, GENETIC; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0036836021     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.80112825x     Document Type: Article

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