Association of GHRH, H-FABP and myog polymorphisms with economic traits in pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-312

  Cho, Eun Seok ^a   Park, Da Hye ^a   Kim, Byeong Woo ^a   Jung, Won Youg ^a   Kwon, Eun Jung ^a   Kim, Chul Wook ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Genotype; GHRH; H FABP; Myog

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 67649300762     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2009.70748     Document Type: Article

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