Genome-wide scan for bovine milk-fat composition. I. Quantitative trait loci for short- and medium-chain fatty acids

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4664-4675

  Stoop, W M ^a   Schennink, A ^a   Visker, M H P W ^a   Mullaart, E ^b   van Arendonk, J A M ^a   Bovenhuis, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CRV BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Fatty acid; Genome wide scan; Quantitative trait locus

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

FAT; FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; MALE; MILK; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FATS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; MALE; MILK; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 70349274228     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1966     Document Type: Article

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