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Genetic evaluation of aspects of temperament in Nellore-Angus calves.
Journal of animal science - 1 Aug 2014
Riley D G, Gill C A, Herring A D, Riggs P K, Sawyer J E, Lunt D K, Sanders J O
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this work was to estimate heritability of each of 5 subjectively measured aspects of temperament of cattle and the genetic correlations of pairs of those traits. From 2003 to 2013, Nellore-Angus F2 and F3 calves (n = 1,816) were evaluated for aspects of temperament at an average 259 d of age, which was approximately 2 mo after weaning. Calves were separated from a group and subjectively scored...
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