Quantitative analysis of performance, carcass and meat quality traits in cattle from two Australian beef herds in which a null myostatin allele is segregating

Animal Production Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 297-305

  O'Rourke, B A ^a,b   Dennis, J A ^b,d   Healy, P J ^b,d   McKiernan, W A ^a,c   Greenwood, P L ^a   Cafe, L M ^a   Perry, D ^a   Walker, K H ^b,e   Marsh, I ^b   Parnell, P F ^a   Arthur, P F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d Meat and Livestock Australia ^*  (Australia)

^e Meat and Livestock Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CATTLE; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; EYE; FOOD QUALITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEAT; MUSCLE; MUTATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMORPHISM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 64549140794     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA08206     Document Type: Article

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