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Estimation of genetic parameters for visceral diseases of fattening Japanese Black cattle in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Jan 2000
Nakamura Ryoichi, Sasaki Makiko, Shoji Nobutaka, Takahashi Masaru, Watanabe Akihiro, Iijima Kumi, Hasegawa Kiyotoshi, Oyama Kenji, Mannen Hideyuki
Abstract excerpt
In this study, the genetic parameters of major visceral diseases were estimated using the postmortem inspection records of 9057 fattening Japanese Black cattle in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, and the genetic correlation between visceral diseases and carcass traits was analyzed. There were six visceral diseases with a prevalence of 5% or higher, namely, pleurisy, pneumonia, bovine abdominal fat necrosis (BFN),...
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