Whole-genome association study for energy balance and fat/protein ratio in German Holstein bull dams

Animal Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Tetens, J ^a   Seidenspinner, T ^a   Buttchereit, N ^a   Thaller, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

association study; energy balance; fat protein ration

Indexed keywords

FAT; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; DNA MICROARRAY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; GERMANY; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATS; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GERMANY; LACTATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEINS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 84872093948     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2012.02357.x     Document Type: Article

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