Detection of quantitative trait loci affecting milk production, health, and reproductive traits in Holstein cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 468-475

  Ashwell, M S ^a,d   Heyen, D W ^b   Sonstegard, T S ^a   Van Tassell, C P ^a   Da, Y ^c   VanRaden, P M ^a   Ron, M ^d   Weller, J I ^d   Lewin, H A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Milk production traits; Pregnancy rate; Quantitative trait locus

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

LIPID; MICROSATELLITE DNA; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 2142695408     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73186-0     Document Type: Article

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