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Genetic parameters for growth and carcass traits of Brahman steers.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 2007
Smith T, Domingue J D, Paschal J C, Franke D E, Bidner T D, Whipple G
Abstract excerpt
Spring-born purebred Brahman bull calves (n = 467) with known pedigrees, sired by 68 bulls in 17 private herds in Louisiana, were purchased at weaning from 1996 through 2000 to study variation in growth, carcass, and tenderness traits. After purchase, calves were processed for stocker grazing on ryegrass, fed in a south Texas feedlot, and processed in a commercial facility. Carcass data were recorded 24 h...
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