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Herd-specific random regression carcass profiles for beef cattle after adjustment for animal genetic merit.
Meat science - 1 Jul 2017
Englishby Tanya M, Moore Kirsty L, Berry Donagh P, Coffey Mike P, Banos Georgios
Abstract excerpt
Abattoir data are an important source of information for the genetic evaluation of carcass traits, but also for on-farm management purposes. The present study aimed to quantify the contribution of herd environment to beef carcass characteristics (weight, conformation score and fat score) with particular emphasis on generating finishing herd-specific profiles for these traits across different ages at slaughter....
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