Characterization of the DGAT1 K232A and variable number of tandem repeat polymorphisms in French dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2980-2988

  Gautier, M ^a   Capitan, A ^a   Fritz, S ^b   Eggen, A ^a   Boichard, D ^a   Druet, T ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Union Nationale des Coopératives Agricoles d'Elevage et d'Insémination Animale   (France)

Author keywords

AcylCoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase gene (DGAT1); Dairy trait; Quantitative trait locus; Variable number of tandem repeats

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE;

DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; MUTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SECRETION; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34547653192     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-707     Document Type: Article

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