Identification and fine mapping of quantitative trait loci for growth traits on bovine chromosomes 2, 6, 14, 19, 21, and 23 within one commercial line of Bos taurus

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3405-3414

  Kneeland, J ^a   Li, C ^a,e   Basarabt, J ^b   Snelling, W M ^c   Benkel, B ^d   Murdoch, B ^a   Hansen, C ^a   Moore, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e 4 10 Ag/For Bldg ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Cattle; Growth; Haplotype Sharing Analysis; Quantitative Trait Loci

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 9744246121     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.82123405x     Document Type: Article

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