Associations of polymorphisms in the Pit-1 gene with growth and carcass traits in Angus beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2229-2233

  Zhao, Q ^a,b   Davis, M E ^a   Hines, H C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Carcass Traits; Growth Traits; Pit 1; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 4243106112     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8282229x     Document Type: Article

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