Quantitative trait loci for organ weights and adipose fat composition in Jersey and Limousin back-cross cattle finished on pasture or feedlot

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 589-596

  Morris, C A ^a   Bottema, C D K ^b   Cullen, N G ^a   Hickey, S M ^a   Esmailizadeh, A K ^b,c   Siebert, B D ^b   Pitchford, W S ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

cattle; fat composition; Jersey; Limousin; organ; QTL

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; MYOSTATIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALLELES; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSSES, GENETIC; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MYOSTATIN; NEW ZEALAND; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; STEAROYL-COA DESATURASE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 78449294933     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02058.x     Document Type: Article

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