Quantitative trait loci for live animal and carcass composition traits in Jersey and Limousin back-cross cattle finished on pasture or feedlot

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 648-654

  Morris, C A ^a   Pitchford, W S ^b   Cullen, N G ^a   Esmailizadeh, A K ^b,d   Hickey, S M ^a   Hyndman, D ^c   Dodds, K G ^c   Afolayan, R A ^b   Crawford, A M ^c   Bottema, C D K ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^d SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Cattle; Jersey; Limousin; Quantitative trait locus

Indexed keywords

MYOSTATIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; NEW ZEALAND; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DIET; GENOTYPE; MYOSTATIN; NEW ZEALAND; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 69949173685     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01895.x     Document Type: Article

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