Association of the heart fatty acid-binding protein (FABP3) gene with milk traits in Manchega breed sheep

Animal Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 347-349

  Calvo, J H ^a,b   Marcos, S ^a   Jurado, J J ^a   Serrano, M ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b Unidad de Tecnologia en Produccion Animal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Association; FABP3; Milk traits; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SHEEP; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MILK; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 3843127417     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2004.01169.x     Document Type: Article

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