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Genome-wide association and prediction of direct genomic breeding values for composition of fatty acids in Angus beef cattle.
BMC genomics - 25 Oct 2013
Saatchi Mahdi, Garrick Dorian J, Tait Richard G, Mayes Mary S, Drewnoski Mary, Schoonmaker Jon, Diaz Clara, Beitz Don C, Reecy James M
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BACKGROUND: As consumers continue to request food products that have health advantages, it will be important for the livestock industry to supply a product that meet these demands. One such nutrient is fatty acids, which have been implicated as playing a role in cardiovascular disease. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the extent to which molecular markers could account for variation in...
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