An age-dependent association between a leptin C3469T single nucleotide polymorphism and intramuscular fat content in pigs

Livestock Science

Volumn 121, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 335-338

  Villalba, D ^a   Tor, M ^a   Vidal, O ^b   Bosch, L ^b   Reixach, J ^c   Amills, M ^d   Sanchez A ^d   Estany, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c Selección Batallé ^*  (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fatness traits; Intramuscular fat; Leptin; Pig; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 61549088508     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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