Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci for milk production in sheep

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 460-466

  Mateescu, R G ^a   Thonney, M L ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

milk production; quantitative trait loci; sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEESE; CROSS BREEDING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SHEEP; SYNTENY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHEESE; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SYNTENY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; FRIESIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77956483770     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02045.x     Document Type: Article

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