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Genetic parameters for type classification of Nelore cattle on central performance tests at pasture in Brazil.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Oct 2013
Lima Paulo Ricardo Martins, Paiva Samuel Rezende, Cobuci Jaime Araujo, Braccini Neto José, Machado Carlos Henrique Cavallari, McManus Concepta
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The objective of this study was to characterize Nelore cattle on central performance tests in pasture, ranked by the visual classification method EPMURAS (structure, precocity, muscle, navel, breed, posture, and sexual characteristics), and to estimate genetic and phenotypic correlations between these parameters, including visual as well as production traits (initial and final weight on test, weight gain, and...
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