Effects of DGAT1 and GHR on milk yield and milk composition in the Chinese dairy population

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 997-1000

  Sun, D ^a   Jia, J ^a,b   Ma, Y ^a,c   Wang, Y ^a   Yu, Y ^a   Zhang, Y ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b High School of Inner   (China)

^c Tianjin Police Station   (China)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; DGAT1 p.Lys232Ala; GHR p.Phe279Tyr; Milk production traits

Indexed keywords

DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; MUTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MUTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RECEPTORS, SOMATOTROPIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 70449376986     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01945.x     Document Type: Article

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