PCR-SSCP analysis of GH gene in Sarda goats: a high variability and its preliminary effects on dairy performances

The growth hormone (GH) gene can be utilized as a major gene because in various domestic livestock its polymorphisms have been associated to milk traits. The aim of this research was to investigate single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) in the exon 3 of gGH (goat GH) gene and to evaluate the...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Massimo Vacca, Vincenzo Carcangiu, Michele Pazzola, Angela Maria Rocchigiani, Maria Luisa Dettori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/301