Mapping of multiple quantitative trait loci for growth and carcass traits in a complex commercial sheep pedigree

Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-141

  McRae, A F ^a   Bishop, S C ^b   Walling, G A ^b,c   Wilson, A D ^b   Visscher, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Southburn   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Charollais; Fat thickness; QTL; Variance components

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 18144393461     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/ASC41040135     Document Type: Article

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