Age-dependent quantitative trait loci affecting growth traits in Scottish Blackface sheep

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-175

  Hadjipavlou, G ^a,b   Bishop, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Growth model; Growth parameter; Growth rate; Longitudinal trait; Marker assisted selection; Quantitative trait loci; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 62949200565     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01814.x     Document Type: Article

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