Associations of T→A mutation in the promoter region of myostatin gene with birth weight in Yorkshire pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1543-1545

  Jiang, Y L ^a,b   Li, N ^a   Fan, X Z ^a,b   Xiao, L R ^a,c   Xiang, R L ^a,c   Hu, X X ^a   Du, L X ^a,b   Wu, C X ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Jining Pig Breed Farm Shandong Pro ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Birth Weight; Mutation; Myostatin Gene; Pig

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036857544     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2002.1543     Document Type: Article

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