METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE GENETIC PREDISPOSITION OF A MAMMAL FOR ITS MILK FAT CONTENT AND/OR FOR ITS INTRAMUSCULAR FAT CONTENT

摘要

The present invention relates to a newly identified nucleic acid sequence of an allele of the polymorphic bovine DGAT gene. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method of testing a mammal for its predisposition for fat content of milk and/or its predisposition for meat marbling.