The placental growth factor (PGF) - A positional and functional candidate gene influencing calving ease and stillbirth in German dairy cattle

Animal Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-27

  Seidenspinner, T ^a   Tetens, J ^a   Habier, D ^a   Bennewitz, J ^b   Thaller, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

calving ease; candidate gene; placental growth factor; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

PLACENTA PROTEIN; PLACENTAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; INDEL MUTATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STILLBIRTH;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; INDEL MUTATION; MALE; PARTURITION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; STILLBIRTH;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 78651386709     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02073.x     Document Type: Article

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