Fine mapping and association analysis of a quantitative trait locus for milk production traits on Bos taurus autosome 4

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 758-764

  Rincon G ^a   Islas Trejo, A ^a   Casellas, J ^b   Ronin, Y ^c   Soller, M ^d   Lipkin, E ^d   Medrano, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Association analysis; Bos taurus autosome 4; Microsatellite RM188; Milk trait quantitative trait locus

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 59349094954     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1395     Document Type: Article

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