Diversity study analysis of leptin gene in some ruminant and non-ruminant selected animal species

The key element of the system regulating food intake has proven to be the Leptin. It act as hunger centre in the hypothalamus and affects the regulation of appetite. It has also been shown that Leptin gene influence milk performance in sheep, cattle and reproduction performance in beef cattle. Genet...

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Main Authors: Akumbugu Elijah Faith, Zanwa Ibrahim Abubakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade 2017-01-01
Series:Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1450-9156/2017/1450-91561703261A.pdf