Mapping of quantitative trait loci for growth and carcass traits in commercial sheep populations

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2234-2245

  Walling, G A ^a   Visscher, P M ^b   Wilson, A D ^a   McTeir, B L ^a   Simm, G ^c   Bishop, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fat; Genome; Growth; Muscle; Suffolk; Texel

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMB; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 4243056044     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8282234x     Document Type: Article

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