Genetic variability of maternal effect on body measurements and its intra- and inter-genetic relationship with direct effect in Japanese Black calves.

Abstract excerpt

This study was conducted to evaluate the importance of maternal effect on body measurement traits at an early stage of growth, and to estimate the genetic relationships between direct and maternal effects and among body measurement traits at 0 month (0-mo) and 4 months (4-mo) of age in a population of Japanese Black calves. Body measurements and body weight of 889 Japanese Black calves were estimated with the use...

Topics

• Animals
• Body Weights and Measures
• Cattle
• Female
• Genetic Variation