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Genetic evaluation of carcass traits in Simmental-sired cattle at different slaughter end points.
Journal of animal science - 1 Mar 2001
Shanks B C, Tess M W, Kress D D, Cunningham B E
Abstract excerpt
Our objectives were to estimate genetic parameters for carcass traits and evaluate the influence of slaughter end point on estimated breeding values (BV). Data provided by the American Simmental Association were divided into three sets: 1) 9,604 records of hot carcass weight (CW) and percentage retail cuts (PRC), 2) 6,429 records of CW, PRC, and marbling score (MS), and 3) 1,780 records of CW, PRC, MS, fat...
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