Genome-wide scan to detect quantitative trait loci for milk urea nitrogen in Dutch Holstein-Friesian cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3310-3319

  Bouwman, A C ^a   Schopen, G C B ^a   Bovenhuis, H ^a   Visker, M H P W ^a   van Arendonk, J A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genome wide scan; Milk urea nitrogen; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; MALE; MILK; NETHERLANDS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; MALE; MILK; NETHERLANDS; NITROGEN; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; UREA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 77953878949     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2829     Document Type: Article

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