Effects of the Texel muscling quantitative trait locus on carcass traits in crossbred lambs

Texel muscling quantitative trait locus (TM-QTL) is a QTL on chromosome 18, originally identified in purebred UK Texel sheep, which was reported to increase ultrasonically measured muscle depth at the third lumbar vertebra by around 4% to 7%. The objective of the present study was to comprehensively...

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Main Authors: J.M. Macfarlane, N.R. Lambe, S.C. Bishop, O. Matika, E. Rius-Vilarrasa, K.A. McLean, W. Haresign, B.T. Wolf, R.J. McLaren, L. Bünger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
QTL
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173110800356X