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Phenotypic and genetic associations between feeding behavior and carcass merit in crossbred growing cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Dec 2021
Kelly David N, Sleator Roy D, Murphy Craig P, Conroy Stephen B, Berry Donagh P
Abstract excerpt
In growing cattle, the phenotypic and genetic relationships between feeding behavior and both live animal ultrasound measures and subsequent carcass merit are generally poorly characterized. The objective of the current study was to quantify the phenotypic and genetic associations between a plethora of feeding behavior traits with both pre-slaughter ultrasound traits and post-slaughter carcass credentials in...
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