CSN1S1 Gene: Allele Frequency, and the Relationship with Milk Production Traits in Three Indigenous Cattle Breeds and Holstein

Subject Areas : Camel

S. Zakizadeh ¹ , E.M. Prinzenberg ² , M. Reissmann ³ , S.R. Miraei Ashtiani ⁴ , P. Reinecke ⁵ , G. Erhardt ⁶

1 - Department of Animal Science, Higher Educational Complex of Jihad-e-Agriculture, Kalantari Highway, Mashhad, Iran
2 - Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Justus Liebig, University, 35390, Giessen, Germany
3 - Department for Crop and Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Humboldt University Berlin, 10115, Berlin, Germany
4 - Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
5 - Department for Crop and Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Humboldt University Berlin, 10115, Berlin, Germany
6 - Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Justus Liebig, University, 35390, Giessen, Germany

Received: 2012-08-20 Accepted : 2012-12-31 Published : 2013-09-01

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