Identification of polymorphisms in the myostatin and leptin genes of santa inês breed and crossbreed sheep and association with carcass traits

Identification of polymorphisms in the myostatin and leptin genes of santa inês breed and crossbreed sheep and association with carcass traits

The objective of this study was to identify polymorphisms in the myostatin and leptin genes in Santa Inês (SI) and crossbreed (SI x Dorper) sheep, to verify the effect of these polymorphisms on carcass traits. We evaluated seventy sheep of 8-month-old at the Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Braz...

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Main Authors: Celia Raquel Quirino, Ricardo Lopes Dias da Costa, Aline Pacheco, Aparecida de Fátima Madella-Oliveira, Renato Travassos Beltrame, Amanda da Silva Azevedo, Aylton Bartholazzi Junior, Wilder Hernando Ortiz Vega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2016-06-01
Series:Bioscience Journal
Subjects:
fat thickness
mutation
lamb
myostatin
leptin
Online Access:http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/30184

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