Search for quantitative trait loci affecting growth and carcass traits in a cross population of beef and dairy cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-36

  Gutierrez Gil B ^a,d   Williams, J L ^b   Homer, D ^c   Burton, D ^a   Haley, C S ^a,e   Wiener, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b PARCO TECNOLOGICO PADANO   (Italy)

^c Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^e WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Cattle; Growth trait; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 60549115098     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-0922     Document Type: Article

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