Detection of quantitative trait loci for growth and carcass composition in cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2976-2983

  Casas, E ^a,b   Shackelford, S D ^a   Keele, J W ^a   Koohmaraie, M ^a   Smith, T P L ^a   Stone, R T ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Carcass Traits; Genetic Markers; Quantitative Trait Loci

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 1042271787     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.81122976x     Document Type: Article

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