Association of milk traits with SSCP polymorphisms at the growth hormone gene in the Serrana goat

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 177-185

  Marques, P X ^a   Pereira, M ^b   Marques, M R ^a,b   Santos, I C ^a,b   Belo, C C ^b   Renaville, R ^c   Cravador, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e das Pescas   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Genetic markers; Goat; Growth hormone; Milk traits; Single strand conformation polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0042239312     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00104-4     Document Type: Article

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