Zebu

Evaluation of TFAM and FABP4 gene polymorphisms in three lines of Nellore cattle selected for growth

D. R. Ayres, Souza, F. R. P., Mercadante, M. E. Z., Fonseca, L. F. S., Tonhati, H., Cyrillo, J. N. S. G., Bonilha, S. F. M., and Albuquerque, L. G., Evaluation of TFAM and FABP4 gene polymorphisms in three lines of Nellore cattle selected for growth, vol. 9, pp. 2050-2059, 2010.

We analyzed the polymorphisms TFAM HaeIII, TFAM MboI and FABP4 MspA1I in three Nellore lines selected for growth in order to evaluate how selection affects the frequencies of these polymorphisms and evaluate their association with growth and carcass traits in Zebu cattle. Birth, weaning and yearling weights, rump height, longissimus muscle area, backfat thickness, and rump fat thickness were analyzed.

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