Genetic analysis of calving date in Miles City Line 1 Hereford cattle.

doi:10.2527/1994.72123073x

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Genetic analysis of calving date in Miles City Line 1 Hereford cattle.

Journal of animal science - 1 Dec 1994

MacNeil M D, Newman S

Abstract excerpt

A model for genetic analysis of calving date was proposed and variance components, genetic trends, and fixed effects for calving date were estimated in the Miles City Line 1 Hereford cattle population. There were 951 pedigree records that predated 1935, when data collection began, and 4,692 subse...

Topics

Animals
Breeding
Cattle
Female
Fertilization
Genetic Variation
Labor, Obstetric
Male
Models, Genetic
Montana
Pregnancy
Regression Analysis
Selection, Genetic
Time Factors

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