Mapping quantitative trait loci affecting dairy conformation to chromosome 27 in two Holstein grandsire families

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 450-457

  Van Tassell, C P ^a   Sonstegard, T S ^a   Ashwell, M S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Dairy conformation; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

LIPID; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; LOD SCORE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 2142657509     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73184-7     Document Type: Article

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