Genome-wide associations for milk production and somatic cell score in Holstein-Friesian cattle in Ireland

BMC Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Meredith, Brian K ^a,d   Kearney, Francis J ^b   Finlay, Emma K ^c   Bradley, Daniel G ^c   Fahey, Alan G ^d   Berry, Donagh P ^a   Lynn, David J ^a  

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

^b IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME 13; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; GRASS; IRELAND; MILK PRODUCTION; MILK YIELD; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOMATIC CELL; ANIMAL; BAYES THEOREM; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; IRELAND; LACTATION; MILK; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84858725941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-13-21     Document Type: Article

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