Identification of the myostatin locus (MSTN) as having a major effect on optimum racing distance in the Thoroughbred horse in the USA

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 154-158

  Binns, M M ^a   Boehler, D A ^a   Lambert, D H ^a  

^a Equine Analysis Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Association test; Horse; Myostatin; Racing distance; SNP array; Thoroughbred

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA;

MYOSTATIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CHROMOSOME; GENETICS; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; HORSES; MYOSTATIN; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78449267659     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02126.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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