Evaluation of associations between prion haplotypes and growth, carcass, and meat quality traits in a Dorset × Romanov sheep population

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 783-788

  Isler, B J ^a,b   Freking, B A ^a   Thallman, R M ^a   Heaton, M P ^a   Leymaster, K A ^a  

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

^b FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass trait; Growth trait; Meat quality trait; Prion gene; Scrapie resistance; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33748797188     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2006.844783x     Document Type: Article

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