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Evaluation of line and breed of cytoplasm effects on performance of purebred Brangus cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Nov 1994
Rohrer G A, Taylor J F, Sanders J O, Thallman R M
Abstract excerpt
Substantial differences between reciprocally crossed Bos taurus x Bos indicus calves for birth, weaning, and yearling weights have been reported. To determine whether cytoplasmic inheritance is responsible for a portion of these differences, field records for birth and weaning weight (n = 7,353) and postweaning average daily gain (n = 2,746) from registered Brangus calves were analyzed. An animal model that...
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