Selection for breed-specific growth hormone and IGF-I alleles in a synthetic beef cattle cross, Canchim
This study was developed to evaluate selection effects on gene frequencies in a synthetic beef cattle cross (5/8 Charolais, 3/8 Zebu) named Canchim. A sample of 154 Canchim animals, representing three generation classes, was analyzed for seven molecular markers. Thirty-six Charolais cattle were also...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
1999-12-01
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| Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571999000400011 |