Article
Genetic parameters, genetic trends and correlated responses of growth traits considering maternal ability in Nelore cattle.
Tropical animal health and production - 25 Apr 2024
da Silveira Daniel Duarte, Pereira Rodrigo Junqueira, Roso Vanerlei Mozaquatro, de Souza Fabio Ricardo Pablos, Boligon Arione Augusti
Abstract excerpt
The growth of Nelore cattle was analysed considering the following performance parameters; the effect of the calving order of cows on the phenotypic expression of birth weight (BW), average daily gain from birth to weaning (BWG), and weaning weight (WW), the estimated genetic parameters for the traits, including the covariance components between direct and maternal genetic effects. Genetic trends and correlated...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Female
- Weaning
- Birth Weight
- Weight Gain
- Phenotype
- Maternal Inheritance
- Breeding
- Male
