Genetic and phenotypic (co)variances for growth and carcass traits of purebred and composite populations of beef cattle.

doi:10.2527/1995.7371920x

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Genetic and phenotypic (co)variances for growth and carcass traits of purebred and composite populations of beef cattle.

Journal of animal science - 1 Jul 1995

Gregory K E, Cundiff L V, Koch R M

Abstract excerpt

Least squares means, genetic (sigma g), and phenotypic (sigma p) standard deviations, and phenotypic coefficients of variation (CV) were estimated on an age-constant basis for growth, carcass, and meat traits of castrate males from 12 breed groups combined, for 9 purebreds combined, and for the F...

Topics

Animals
Body Composition
Breeding
Cattle
Female
Genetic Variation
Male
Meat
Models, Genetic
Muscle, Skeletal
Phenotype
Statistics as Topic

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