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Genetic parameters of libido in Brazilian Nellore bulls.
Theriogenology - 1 Jul 2004
Quirino C R, Bergmann J A G, Vale Filho V R, Andrade V J, Reis S R, Mendonça R M, Fonseca C G
Abstract excerpt
Genetic, environmental and phenotypic correlations between libido, testicular measurements, body weight and semen traits were estimated by multiple-trait-restricted maximum likelihood (MTDFREML) under animal models. Reproductive records, collected from 1992 to 1997, of 288 Nellore bulls were used. Estimates of heritability for libido unadjusted, adjusted for scrotal circumference and adjusted for body weight,...
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