Inheritance of pulmonary arterial pressure in Angus cattle and its correlation with growth

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 815-819

  Shirley, K L ^a   Beckman, D W ^a,b   Garrick, D J ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cattle; Growth; Heritability; Maternal effect; Pulmonary arterial pressure

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEART OUTPUT; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; UNITED STATES; WEANING;

AGE FACTORS; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COLORADO; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 42149095114     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0270     Document Type: Article

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