Polymorphisms in the ovine myostatin gene (MSTN) and their association with growth and carcass traits in New Zealand Romney sheep

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-72

  Hickford, J G H ^a   Forrest, R H ^b   Zhou, H ^a   Fang, Q ^a   Han, J ^a   Frampton, C M ^c   Horrell, A L ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b EASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carcass; Growth; MSTN; Myostatin; Production; Romney sheep

Indexed keywords

MYOSTATIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; GENE FREQUENCY; MALE; MEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYOSTATIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 73849132566     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01965.x     Document Type: Article

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