A meta-analytic assessment of a Thyroglobulin marker for marbling in beef cattle

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 479-494

  Wood, Ian A ^a   Moser, Gerhard ^b   Burrell, Daniel L ^a   Mengersen, Kerrie L ^a   Hetzel, D Jay S ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Genetic Solutions Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Association studies; Bayesian hierarchical model; Beef marbling; Meta analysis; TG5 marker

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GENETIC MARKER; META-ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; POLLACHIUS POLLACHIUS;

THYROGLOBULIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOLOGY; HOMOZYGOTE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROBABILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BREEDING; CATTLE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, GENETIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THYROGLOBULIN;

EID: 33750710124     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2006016     Document Type: Article

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