Lack of an association between single nucleotide polymorphisms in the bovine leptin gene and intramuscular fat in Bos taurus cattle

Meat Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 731-737

  Pannier, L ^a   Sweeney, T ^b   Hamill, R M ^a   Ipek, F ^a   Stapleton, P C ^a   Mullen, A M ^a  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Candidate gene; Intramuscular fat; Marker assisted selection; SNP

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 58149484791     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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