Mapping of quantitative trait loci controlling tick [Riphicephalus (Boophilus) microplus] resistance on bovine chromosomes 5, 7 and 14

Animal Genetics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 453-459

  Gasparin, G ^a   Miyata, M ^b   Coutinho, L L ^c   Martinez, M L ^d   Teodoro, R L ^d   Furlong, J ^d   Machado, M A ^d   Silva, M V G B ^d   Sonstegard, T S ^e   Regitano, L C A ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Ectoparasites; Microsatellite marker; Quantitative trait loci; Resistance

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFESTATION; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RHIPICEPHALUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RHIPICEPHALUS; TICK INFESTATIONS;

BOOPHILUS; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; IXODIDA;

EID: 34748837282     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01634.x     Document Type: Article

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