Identification and fine mapping of quantitative trait loci for backfat on bovine chromosomes 2, 5, 6, 19, 21, and 23 in a commercial line of Bos taurus

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 967-972

  Li, C ^a   Basarab, J ^b   Snelling, W M ^c   Benkel, B ^d   Kneeland, J ^a   Murdoch, B ^a   Hansen, C ^a   Moore, S S ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

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

^d LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e 4 10 Ag/For Bldg ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Backfat; Cattle; Haplotype Analysis; Quantitative Trait Loci

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 2342467371     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.824967x     Document Type: Article

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