Genetic and phenotypic relationships of serum leptin concentration with performance, efficiency of gain, and carcass merit of feedlot cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2147-2155

  Nkrumah, J D ^a   Keisler, D H ^d   Crews Jr , D H ^b   Basarab, J A ^c   Wang, Z ^a   Li, C ^a,b   Price, M A ^a   Okine, E K ^a   Moore, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass merit; Feed efficiency; Performance; Serum leptin

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; ECHOGRAPHY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; GENOTYPE; LEPTIN; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENOTYPE; WEIGHT GAIN;

BOS;

EID: 34548369655     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-764     Document Type: Article

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