Quantitative trait loci for milk production and functional traits in two Danish Cattle breeds

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 469-473

  Mai, M D ^a   Rychtarova J ^b,c   Zink, V ^b,c   Lassen, J ^d   Guldbrandtsen, B ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^d DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Calving; Fertility; Jersey; Mastitis; Milk; Quantitative trait loci; Red cattle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECRETION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DENMARK; FEMALE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MILK; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

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EID: 78449282687     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2010.00869.x     Document Type: Article

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