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Assessment of different on-farm measures of beef cattle temperament for use in genetic evaluation.
Journal of animal science - 1 Nov 2010
Benhajali H, Boivin X, Sapa J, Pellegrini P, Boulesteix P, Lajudie P, Phocas F
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to find a simple measure for calf temperament discrimination, which can be useful as a selection criterion for on-farm French beef cattle breeding schemes. Behavioral records were registered at an average age of 5 and 7 mo, respectively, for 1,282 and 1,440 Limousin calves born in 24 French farms between August 2007 and April 2008. Measures were repeated for 810 calves at the 2 ages. The...
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