Effect of myostatin F94L on carcass yield in cattle

Animal Genetics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 440-446

  Sellick, G S ^a   Pitchford, W S ^a   Morris, C A ^b   Cullen, N G ^b   Crawford, A M ^c   Raadsma, H W ^d   Bottema, C D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Cattle; Meat yield; MSTN; Muscling

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE; MYOSTATIN; PHENYLALANINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MALE; MEAT;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; LEUCINE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MEAT; PHENYLALANINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ALIAS; ARGENTINA ELONGATA; BOS;

EID: 34748893622     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01623.x     Document Type: Article

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