Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the leptin gene with body weight and backfat growth curve parameters for beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1865-1872

  Lusk, J L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Backfat; Beef cattle; Growth curve; Leptin gene; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LEPTIN; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 34547620687     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-665     Document Type: Article

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