Comparison of four Italian beef cattle breeds by means of functional genes

<em>Piemontese, Chianina, Marchigiana</em> and <em>Romagnola</em> are the main Italian beef breeds, and the quality of their products is largely recognised all over the world. Here, 18 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 12 candidate genes involved on meat traits were i...

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Main Authors: Emiliano Lasagna, Simone Ceccobelli, Piera Di Lorenzo, Andrea Albera, Francesco Filippini, Francesca Maria Sarti, Francesco Panella, Liliana Di Stasio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/3465