Article
Relationships between polymorphism for mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid and yield traits of Holstein cows.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Apr 1996
Boettcher P J, Freeman A E, Johnston S D, Smith R K, Beitz D C, McDaniel B T
Abstract excerpt
Two independent data files from the breeding herd of Iowa State University and six North Carolina herds were used to examine relationships between yield traits and mtDNA polymorphism. Maternal lineages were established by tracing ancestry of cows to founder females in the herd book of the Holstei...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Female
- Genotype
- Lactation
- Lipids
- Milk
- Mutation
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- RNA, Ribosomal
