Evidence that leptin genotype is associated with fertility, growth, and milk production in Holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3618-3628

  Clempson, A M ^a   Pollott, G E ^a   Brickell, J S ^a   Bourne, N E ^a   Munce, N ^b   Wathes, D C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertility; Growth; Polymorphism; Productivity

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; LEPTIN; MILK; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN;

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 79959366913     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3626     Document Type: Article

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