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Genome-Enabled Prediction of Breeding Values for Feedlot Average Daily Weight Gain in Nelore Cattle.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 7 Jun 2017
Somavilla Adriana L, Regitano Luciana C A, Rosa Guilherme J M, Mokry Fabiana B, Mudadu Mauricio A, Tizioto Polyana C, Oliveira Priscila S N, Souza Marcela M, Coutinho Luiz L, Munari Danísio P
Abstract excerpt
Nelore is the most economically important cattle breed in Brazil, and the use of genetically improved animals has contributed to increased beef production efficiency. The Brazilian beef feedlot industry has grown considerably in the last decade, so the selection of animals with higher growth rates on feedlot has become quite important. Genomic selection (GS) could be used to reduce generation intervals and...
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