Article
Influence of hormonal protocols on genomic prediction of sexual precocity in Nelore heifers.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Mar 2026
Bis F C, Brunes L C, Magnabosco C U, Pereira A S C, Espigolan R, Sanches A C, Baruselli P S, Ferraz J B S, Baldi F
Abstract excerpt
Reproductive efficiency is a key determinant of profitability in beef cattle systems, and hormonal protocols are widely used to improve reproductive performance in tropical breeds. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of hormonal stimulation on the estimation of variance components and genomic prediction ability of the probability of calving before 30 months of age (PC30) of Nelore heifers. The...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Female
- Brazil
- Sexual Maturation
- Genotype
- Genomics
- Breeding
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
