Genome scan for the degree of white spotting in dairy cattle

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 975-977

  Liu, L ^a,b   Harris, B ^a   Keehan, M ^a   Zhang, Y ^b  

^a LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION   (New Zealand)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Friesian Jersey crossbreed; Genome scan; Quantitative trait loci; White spotting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; PIGMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

BOS; FRIESIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 70449348347     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01936.x     Document Type: Article

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