Expected effects on protein yield of marker-assisted selection at quantitative trait loci affecting milk yield and milk protein percentage

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2857-2863

  Lipkin, E ^a   Bagnato, A ^b   Soller, M ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Expected genetic gain; Marker assisted selection; Productive trait; Quantitative trait locus

Indexed keywords

EID: 47149094689     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1011     Document Type: Article

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