Primary genome scan to identify putative quantitative trait loci for feedlot growth rate, feed intake, and feed efficiency of beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3170-3181

  Nkrumah, J D ^a,b   Sherman, E L ^b   Li, C ^a,c   Marques, E ^b   Crews Jr , D H ^c   Bartusiak, R ^b   Murdoch, B ^b   Wang, Z ^b   Basarab, J A ^d   Moore, S S ^b  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Feed efficiency; Feed intake; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CROSS BREEDING; EATING; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSES, GENETIC; EATING; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; WEIGHT GAIN;

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EID: 37049010945     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0234     Document Type: Article

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