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Genetic relationship between growth and reproductive traits in Nellore cattle.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Apr 2012
Santana M L, Eler J P, Ferraz J B S, Mattos E C
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to evaluate the genetic relationship between postweaning weight gain (PWG), heifer pregnancy (HP), scrotal circumference (SC) at 18 months of age, stayability at 6 years of age (STAY) and finishing visual score at 18 months of age (PREC), and to determine the potential of these traits as selection criteria for the genetic improvement of growth and reproduction in Nellore cattle....
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