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Genetic parameters for traditional and novel ultrasound carcass traits in Nellore cattle.
Tropical animal health and production - 3 Jan 2022
Marestone B S, Torres Junior R A A, Silva L O C, Menezes G R O, Muniz C A S D, Ribeiro E L A
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The objective of this study was to contribute to genetic improvement for carcass quality in Nellore cattle by estimating genetic parameters for carcass characteristics measured by traditional and novel ultrasound adjusted for body weight. Records of 19,910 Nellore breed animals born between 2001 and 2015 as part of a genetic improvement program were evaluated for this purpose. The (co)variance components and...
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