Selection of performance-tested young bulls and indirect responses in commercial beef cattle herds on pasture and in feedlots.

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Selection of performance-tested young bulls and indirect responses in commercial beef cattle herds on pasture and in feedlots.

Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 9 Nov 2016

Raidan Fernanda S S, Santos Dalinne C C, Moraes Mariana M, Araújo Andresa E M, Ventura Henrique T, Bergmann José A G, Turra Eduardo M, Toral Fabio L B

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BACKGROUND: Central testing is used to select young bulls which are likely to contribute to increased net income of the commercial beef cattle herd. We present genetic parameters for growth and reproductive traits on performance-tested young bulls and commercial animals that are raised on pasture and in feedlots. METHODS: Records on young bulls and heifers in performance tests or commercial herds were used....

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PMID: 27829375
DOI: 10.1186/s12711-016-0265-2
PMCID: PMC5103466

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