Genetics research in the Cooperative Research Centre for Cattle and Beef Quality

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 941-957

  Burrow, H M ^a   Bindon, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bioinformatics; Carcass and beef quality; Cow fertility; Experimental design; Feed efficiency; Gene discovery; Gene expression; Quantitative genetics; Quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FEEDING; GENE EXPRESSION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33645073943     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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