Short communication: Genetic differences between New Zealand and North American dairy cows alter milk production and gluconeogenic enzyme expression

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 455-459

  White, H M ^a   Donkin, S S ^a   Lucy, M C ^b   Grala, T M ^c   Roche, J R ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Concentrate supplementation; Genetic selection; Pyruvate carboxylase

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; PYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GLUCONEOGENESIS; LACTATION; LIVER; METABOLISM; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCONEOGENESIS; LACTATION; LIVER; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; PYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84055198979     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4598     Document Type: Article

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