Frequency of bovine congenital pseudomyotonia carriers in selected Italian Chianina sires

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 238-240

  Murgiano, L ^a,b   Testoni, S ^c   Drogemuller C ^b   Bolcato, M ^d   Gentile, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ATP2A1; Bovine congenital pseudomyotonia; Genetic disorders; SERCA1

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BOVINE CONGENITAL PSEUDOMYOTONIA; BREED; BULL (BOVINE); CATTLE; CATTLE FARMING; CHIANINA SIRE; DISEASE CARRIER; GENDER; GENE FREQUENCY; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MYOTONIA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULAR DISEASES; MUTATION; PEDIGREE;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84873165193     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.04.021     Document Type: Article

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