Interactions of the bovine placental lactogen and prolactin receptor genes are associated with fertility traits in cattle

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1743-1745

  Huang, W ^a   Mikhail, D ^a   Bindrim, A C ^a   Khatib, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine placental lactogen; Candidate gene; Epistasis; Fertility

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 70450233443     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109990826     Document Type: Article

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