Effects of GH gene polymorphism and sex on carcass traits and fatty acid compositions in Japanese Black cattle

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-69

  Ardiyanti, Astrid ^a   Oki, Yoshie ^a   Suda, Yoshihito ^c   Suzuki, Keiichi ^a   Chikuni, Koichi ^b   Obara, Yoshiaki ^a   Katoh, Kazuo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c MIYAGI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Fatty acids; GH genotype; Japanese Black; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE, BOVINE; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; METABOLISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

ALLELES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CADAVER; CATTLE; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH HORMONE; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 58649102479     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2008.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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