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Characterization of the F94L Double Muscling Mutation in Pure- and Crossbred Limousin Animals

Authors: Jungjae Lee (Iowa State University) , Hailin Su (Iowa State University) , Rohan L. Fernando (Iowa State University) , Dorian J. Garrick (Iowa State University) , Jeremy Taylor (University of Missouri)

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the nature of the effect of the F94L variant in the myostatin (MSTN) gene on economic traits in Limousin and Limousin-Angus crossbred animals in the context of genomic analyses using Illumina BovineSNP50 Bead chip genotypes.

Keywords: ASL R2956, Animal Science

How to Cite: Lee, J. , Su, H. , Fernando, R. L. , Garrick, D. J. & Taylor, J. (2015) “Characterization of the F94L Double Muscling Mutation in Pure- and Crossbred Limousin Animals”, Iowa State University Animal Industry Report. 12(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/ans_air-180814-1278