The effects of polymorphisms in the DGAT1, leptin and growth hormone receptor gene loci on body energy, blood metabolic and reproductive traits of Holstein cows

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-17

  Oikonomou, G ^a   Angelopoulou, K ^a   Arsenos, G ^a   Zygoyiannis, D ^a   Banos, G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

DGAT1; Energy balance; Gene; Growth hormone receptor; Leptin; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; LEPTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GREECE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GREECE; LEPTIN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, SOMATOTROPIN; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 58549088347     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01789.x     Document Type: Article

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