A simple method to approximate gene content in large pedigree populations: Application to the myostatin gene in dual-purpose Belgian blue cattle

Animal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-28

  Gengler, N ^a,b   Mayeres, P ^a,c   Szydlowski, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^c Association Wallonne de l'Elevage   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgian Blue; Cattle; Gene content; Myostatin

Indexed keywords

MYOSTATIN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATTLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SIMULATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 33947400230     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107392628     Document Type: Article

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