The effect of United States versus New Zealand Angus germplasm on characteristics of crossbred calves.

doi:10.2527/1993.7161407x

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The effect of United States versus New Zealand Angus germplasm on characteristics of crossbred calves.

Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 1993

Hohenboken W D, McClure W H

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Blood selenium concentration at birth and growth from birth through finishing were analyzed on progeny from two birth years of Angus bulls of United States (US) or New Zealand (NZ) origin. Dams of the calves were Polled Hereford x Angus crossbreds whose sires had been selected divergently from th...

Topics

Analysis of Variance
Animals
Body Weight
Breeding
Cattle
Crosses, Genetic
Fathers
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Least-Squares Analysis
Male
New Zealand
Selection, Genetic
Selenium
United States
Weaning
Weight Gain

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