Selection for postweaning growth in inbred Hereford cattle: the Fort Keogh, Montana line 1 example.

doi:10.2527/1992.703723x

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Selection for postweaning growth in inbred Hereford cattle: the Fort Keogh, Montana line 1 example.

Journal of animal science - 1 Mar 1992

MacNeil M D, Urick J J, Newman S, Knapp B W

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Demographic characteristics and genetic trends in birth weight and pre- and postweaning ADG were examined in a population of Hereford cattle (Line 1). Line 1 was founded largely from two paternal half-sib sires and has been selected for postweaning growth. There were pedigree records on 951 membe...

Topics

Age Factors
Animals
Birth Weight
Cattle
Female
Genetic Variation
Inbreeding
Male
Phenotype
Regression Analysis
Weight Gain

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