@conference {40387,
	title = {Nutritional effects on the calpain system in skeletal muscle of sheep},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {52},
	year = {1992},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {101-102},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Deer are unique among New Zealand{\textquoteright}s farmed ruminants in the  existence of hybridising species and subspecies which exhibit major  differences in physiology and production traits. We used protein  electrophoresis to examine genetic differences between two farmed deer  species with fertile hybrids:red deer (Cervus elaphus) and Pere  David{\textquoteright}s deer (Elaphurus davidianus<?I>) (in both species 2n=68).  Fixed differences between the species were found for 19 proteins. A  further 3 proteins were polymorphic in red deer but not in Pere David{\textquoteright}s  deer. Using the present techniques, segregation of 17 of the protein  differences between the species could be confirmed in a backcross  pedigree to red deer. The large number of genetic markers segregating  in backcross hybrids make them an excellent resource for gene linkage  mapping among genetic markers and for experiments which examine the  relationship between genetic markers and quantitative traits.  },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Thomson BC and Oddy VH and Sainz RD}
}
