Fine mapping of quantitative trait loci on bovine chromosome 6 affecting calving difficulty

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4312-4322

  Olsen, H G ^a   Meuwissen, T H E ^a   Nilsen, H ^a   Svendsen, M ^b   Lien, S ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Geno Breeding and AI Organization   (Norway)

Author keywords

Calving difficulty; Cattle; Fine mapping; Linkage disequilibrium

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 55849136598     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1000     Document Type: Article

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