Genome-wide association analysis of osteochondrosis of the tibiotarsal joint in Norwegian Standardbred trotters

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 111-120

  Lykkjen, S ^a   Dolvik, N I ^a   McCue, M E ^b   Rendahl, A K ^b   Mickelson, J R ^b   Roed, K H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine; Equine SNP50; Genome wide association; Osteochondrosis; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; PATHOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TARSAL JOINT; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; TARSAL JOINTS;

EID: 78449300745     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02117.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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