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Characterization of OAR1 and OAR18 QTL associated with muscle depth in British commercial terminal sire sheep.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2011
Matika O, Sechi S, Pong-Wong R, Houston R D, Clop A, Woolliams J A, Bishop S C
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This study aimed at verifying previously identified QTL affecting growth and carcass traits on ovine chromosome 18 (OAR18) in Texel sheep (n = 1844), and on OAR1 in Charollais (n = 851) and Suffolk (n = 998) sheep. The QTL were investigated using regression and variance component mapping (VCA) of...
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