Genome-wide association study of growth in crossbred beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 837-848

  Snelling, W M ^a   Allan, M F ^a   Keele, J W ^a   Kuehn, L A ^a   McDaneld, T ^a   Smith, T P L ^a   Sonstegard, T S ^b   Thallman, R M ^a   Bennett, G L ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Genome wide association study; Growth; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; MALE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

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EID: 77649123469     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2257     Document Type: Article

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