Effect of leptin gene polymorphism on the breeding value of milk production traits in Iranian Holstein

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 999-1002

  Sadeghi, M ^a   Moradi Shahr Babak, M ^a   Rahimi, G ^b   Nejati Javaremi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Holstein; Leptin gene; Milk production; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 44949159890     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S175173110800219X     Document Type: Article

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