Association of polymorphism of the alpha 1-antitrypsin gene with milk production traits in Chinese Holstein

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-120

  Li, Qiu Ling ^a   Zhang, Zheng Feng ^b   Wang, Chang Fa ^a   Yang, Hai ^a   Wang, Hong Mei ^a   Li, Jian Bin ^a   Huang, Jin Ming ^a   Zhong, Ji Feng ^a  

^a Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences   (Taiwan)

^b Shandong Computer Science Centre   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Milk traits; SNPs; Somatic cell score; 1 protease inhibitor

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955016728     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v40i2.57278     Document Type: Article

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