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A primary screen of the bovine genome for quantitative trait loci affecting carcass and growth traits.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 1999
Stone R T, Keele J W, Shackelford S D, Kappes S M, Koohmaraie M
Abstract excerpt
A primary genomic screen for quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting carcass and growth traits was performed by genotyping 238 microsatellite markers on 185 out of 300 total progeny from a Bos indicus x Bos taurus sire mated to Bos taurus cows. The following traits were analyzed for QTL effects: birth weight (BWT), weaning weight (WW), yearling weight (YW), hot carcass weight (HCW), dressing percentage (DP), fat...
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