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Genetic and phenotypic relationships of feeding behavior and temperament with performance, feed efficiency, ultrasound, and carcass merit of beef cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 2007
Nkrumah J D, Crews D H, Basarab J A, Price M A, Okine E K, Wang Z, Li C, Moore S S
Abstract excerpt
Feeding behavior and temperament may be useful in genetic evaluations either as indicator traits for other economically relevant traits or because the behavior traits may have a direct economic value. We determined the variation in feeding behavior and temperament of beef cattle sired by Angus, Charolais, or Hybrid bulls and evaluated their associations with performance, efficiency, and carcass merit. The...
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