Variation in bovine leptin gene affects milk fatty acid composition in New Zealand Holstein Friesian  ×  Jersey dairy cows

<p>Leptin is a protein hormone secreted from white adipose tissue. It regulates food/feed intake, body weight, immune function and reproduction. In our investigation, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification coupled with single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis was us...

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Main Authors: I. L. Haruna, H. Zhou, J. G. H. Hickford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-06-01
Series:Archives Animal Breeding
Online Access:https://aab.copernicus.org/articles/64/245/2021/aab-64-245-2021.pdf