Effect of leptin gene polymorphisms on growth, slaughter and meat quality traits of grazing Brangus steers

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-116

  Corva, P M ^a   Fernandez Macedo G V ^a   Soria, L A ^b   Papaleo Mazzucco, J ^c   Motter, M ^b   Villarreal, E L ^c   Schor, A ^b   Mezzadra, C A ^c   Melucci, L M ^a   Miquel, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Beef quality; Body composition; Brangus; Leptin

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BULLOCK; CARCASS; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; MALE; MEAT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHENOTYPE;

BOS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; LEPTIN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 66349135664     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol8-1gmr556     Document Type: Article

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