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Genome-wide association analysis of feed intake and residual feed intake in Nellore cattle

BACKGROUND: Feed intake plays an important economic role in beef cattle, and is related with feed efficiency, weight gain and carcass traits. However, the phenotypes collected for dry matter intake and feed efficiency are scarce when compared with other measures such as weight gain and carcass trait...

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Autores principales: Santana, Miguel HA, Utsunomiya, Yuri T, Neves, Haroldo HR, Gomes, Rodrigo C, Garcia, José F, Fukumasu, Heidge, Silva, Saulo L, Oliveira Junior, Gerson A, Alexandre, Pâmela A, Leme, Paulo R, Brassaloti, Ricardo A, Coutinho, Luiz L, Lopes, Thiago G, Meirelles, Flávio V, Eler, Joanir P, Ferraz, José BS
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3925773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24517472
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-15-21