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Candidate genes for carcass traits in a tropical-adapted Brazilian composite beef breed.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 11 Dec 2015
Veneroni-Gouveia G, Tizioto P C, Meirelles S L C, Santiago A C, Alencar M M, Regitano L C A
Abstract excerpt
Backfat thickness (BFT) and ribeye area (REA) are important production traits but, because they are measured late in the animal's life, they have not been efficiently included in breeding programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) mapped to the leptin, PPARGC1A, PSMC1, CRH, and FABP4 genes, which influence BFT and REA in Canchim cattle, a composite beef breed...
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