Investigating the relationship between the prion protein locus and udder morphology traits and milk yield in Sardinian sheep

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2840-2845

  Salaris, S ^a   Casu, S ^a   Carta, A ^a  

^a Istituto Zootecnico e Caseario Per la Sardegna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Milk yield; Prion protein (PrP) locus; Sardinian sheep; Udder morphology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PRION; SCRAPIE; SECRETION; SHEEP; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; LACTATION; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; PRIONS; SCRAPIE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 36148941383     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-610     Document Type: Article

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