Association of leptin genotypes with beef cattle characteristics

Animal Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 608-610

  Woronuk, G N ^a   Marquess, F L ^a   James, S T ^a   Palmer, J ^a   Berryere, T ^a   Deobald, H ^a   Howie, S ^a   Kononoff, P J ^b  

^a Quantum Genetics Canada Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

body weight; leptin genotype; ultrasound backfat

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LEPTIN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84865865567     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2012.02320.x     Document Type: Article

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