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Direct and maternal genetic effects due to the introduction of Bos taurus alleles into Brahman cattle in Florida: I. Reproduction and calf survival.
Journal of animal science - 1 Feb 1990
Olson T A, Elzo M A, Koger M, Butts W T, Adams E L
Abstract excerpt
Pregnancy rate, calf survival rate to weaning and calf age at weaning of several types of crossbred cows (2/3 or more Brahman) were compared to those of straightbred Brahman and Angus cows over a 12-yr period at Subtropical Agricultural Research Station near Brooksville, FL. The purpose of this study was to determine the relative importance of additive vs nonadditive genetic effects on reproductive and calf...
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