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Estimates of phenotypic and genetic parameters for birth weight of Brown Swiss calves in Turkey using an animal model.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Jun 2012
Sahin A, Ulutas Z, Yilmaz Adkinson A, Adkinson R W
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A study was conducted to assess the influence of genetic and environmental factors on Brown Swiss calf birth weight, and to estimate variance components, genetic parameters, and breeding values. Data were collected on 1,761 Brown Swiss calves born from 1990 to 2005 in the Konuklar State Farm in Turkey. Mean birth weight for all calves was 39.3 ± 0.09 kg. Least squares mean birth weights for male and female Brown...
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