Short communication: A missense mutation in the PROP1 (prophet of Pit 1) gene affects male fertility and milk production traits in the US Holstein population

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1255-1257

  Lan, X Y ^a,b   Penagaricano F ^b   DeJung, L ^b   Weigel, K A ^b   Khatib, H ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Milk production; PROP1; Sire conception rate

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PROPHET OF PIT 1 PROTEIN; PROPHET OF PIT-1 PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LACTATION; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; UNITED STATES;

BOS;

EID: 84872681504     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6019     Document Type: Article

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