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Genome-wide association study of concentrations of iron and other minerals in longissimus muscle of Angus cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Aug 2013
Mateescu R G, Garrick D J, Tait R G, Garmyn A J, Duan Q, Liu Q, Mayes M S, Van Eenennaam A L, VanOverbeke D L, Hilton G G, Beitz D C, Reecy J M
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to characterize variation and identify SNP and chromosomal regions associated with mineral concentrations in LM of Angus beef cattle. Samples of LM from 2,285 Angus cattle were obtained, and concentrations of 7 minerals, including iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and zinc, were quantified. Genomic DNA extracted from the ground beef sample used for mineral...
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