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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
Abstract excerpt
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 members of the base population that predated 1935, when data collection began. Numbers of records analyzed using mixed-model...
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