A partial genome scan to map quantitative trait loci for carcass composition, as assessed by X-ray computer tomography, and meat quality traits in Scottish Blackface Sheep

Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 301-309

  Karamichou, E ^a   Richardson, R I ^b   Nute, G R ^b   McLean, K A ^c   Bishop, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Meat quality; Muscle density; Quantitative trait loci; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 33745187779     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/ASC200636     Document Type: Article

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