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Describing variation in carcass quality traits of crossbred cattle.
Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS - 1 Feb 2009
Mirzaei H R, Verbyla A P, Deland M P B, Pitchford W S
Abstract excerpt
In order to investigate variation in carcass quality traits, during a four-year period, mature Hereford cows (637) were mated to 97 sires from seven breeds (Jersey, Wagyu, Angus, Hereford, South Devon, Limousin and Belgian Blue), resulting in 1144 calves. Carcass production traits (carcass weight = HCWt, fat depth = P8, eye muscle area = EMA, intramuscular fat = IMF) were obtained from these cattle that...
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