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Association of bovine leptin polymorphisms with energy output and energy storage traits in progeny tested Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle sires.
BMC genetics - 29 Jul 2010
Giblin Linda, Butler Stephen T, Kearney Breda M, Waters Sinead M, Callanan Michael J, Berry Donagh P
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BACKGROUND: Leptin modulates appetite, energy expenditure and the reproductive axis by signalling via its receptor the status of body energy stores to the brain. The present study aimed to quantify the associations between 10 novel and known single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes coding for leptin and leptin receptor with performance traits in 848 Holstein-Friesian sires, estimated from performance of up to...
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