Genetic diversity and population structure of American Red Angus cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-68

  Marquez G C ^a   Speidel, S E ^a   Enns, R M ^a   Garrick, D J ^b,c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Inbreeding; Population structure; Red Angus cattle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 72649106933     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1292     Document Type: Article

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