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Calving distributions of individual bulls in multiple-sire pastures.
Theriogenology - 15 Apr 2017
Abell Kaitlynn M, Theurer Miles E, Larson Robert L, White Brad J, Hardin David K, Randle Richard F, Cushman Robert A
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this project was to quantify patterns in the calving rate of sires in multiple-sire pastures over seven years at a large-scale cow-calf operation. Data consisted of reproductive and genomic records from multiple-sire breeding pastures (n = 33) at the United States Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) from 2007 to 2013. Calving intervals were analyzed in 21-day periods. A ranking system for each...
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