Quantitative trait loci underlying udder morphology traits in dairy sheep

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3672-3681

  Gutierrez Gil B ^a   El Zarei, M F ^a,b   Alvarez, L ^a   Bayon Y ^a   De La Fuente, L F ^a   San Primitivo, F ^a   Arranz, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b University of Suez Canal   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dairy sheep; Genome scan; Quantitative trait loci; Udder morphology

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 52649106894     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1111     Document Type: Article

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