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The body weight heritability and the effect of non-genetic factors on the body measurement traits in Qinchuan cattle.
Animal biotechnology - 1 Dec 2023
Heng-Wei Yu, Raza Sayed Haidar Abbas, Almohaimeed Hailah M, Alzahrani Seham Saeed, Alkhalifah Sahar Mohamed, Yasir B Almohaimeed Latifah, Yasir B Almuhimid Lama, Zan Linsen
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This study aimed to understand the influence of the non-genetic factors that include breeding year, season, and sex of growth and development traits of Qinchuan cattle and to estimate the heritability of body weight at different growth stages. The Qinchuan cattle measurement records were by the Experiment farm of the National Beef Cattle Improvement Center (Yangling, China) from 2000 to 2017. SPSS and R software...
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