Polymorphisms in genes of the somatotrophic axis are independently associated with milk production, udder health, survival and animal size in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-78

  Waters, S M ^a   Berry, D P ^a   Mullen, M P ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Holstein Friesian dairy cattle; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Somatotrophic axis

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETING CELL; HEALTH; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MILK; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SURVIVAL; UDDER;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BODY SIZE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HEALTH; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SOMATOTROPHS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 84855685009     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2011.00938.x     Document Type: Article

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