Abstract

Previous research has identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) for increased lean meat yield and decreased fat in similar regions of sheep chromosome 2, in New Zealand and Belgian Texels (Broad et al., 2000; Johnson et al., 2005; Laville et al., 2004; Marcq et al., 2002). In the case of the Belgian Texels it has been demonstrated that a single G to A transition ...Continued

WE, Bain, Johnson PL, GJ Greer, KG Dodds, NJ McLean, RJ McLaren, SM Galloway, TC Van Stijn, and JC McEwan

Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Volume 68, Brisbane, Australia, 43-44, 2008