Comparison of crossbred cows containing various proportions of Brahman in spring or fall calving systems. I. Productivity as two-year-olds.

doi:10.2527/1990.6861547x

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Comparison of crossbred cows containing various proportions of Brahman in spring or fall calving systems. I. Productivity as two-year-olds.

Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 1990

McCarter M N, Buchanan D S, Frahm R R

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Productivity of 2-yr-old crossbred cows containing various proportions (0, 1/4 or 1/2) of Brahman breeding was evaluated using 203 spring-calving and 171 fall-calving heifers over a 3-yr period. All heifers were mated to Limousin sires. Percentage of cows exposed to breeding that weaned a calf wa...

Topics

Analysis of Variance
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Body Weight
Breeding
Cattle
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Genotype
Least-Squares Analysis
Male
Random Allocation
Weaning

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