Performance of Bos indicus-influenced bulls in serving capacity tests and multiple-sire breeding groups.

doi:10.2527/1992.7061795x

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Performance of Bos indicus-influenced bulls in serving capacity tests and multiple-sire breeding groups.

Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 1992

Carpenter B B, Forrest D W, Sprott L R, Rocha A, Hawkins D E, Beverly J R, Hawkins H E, Parish N R

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Three experiments were conducted with Santa Gertrudis (SG) or F1 (Gelbvieh x SG or Red Angus x SG) bulls to assess factors that influence copulatory activity and fertility of Bos indicus-influenced genotypes. In Exp. 1, 3-yr-old SG bulls (n = 20) with sexual experience and 20-mo-old virgin SG bul...

Topics

Age Factors
Animals
Breeding
Cattle
Copulation
Ejaculation
Female
Fertility
Genotype
Male

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