Genetic (co)variances among birth weight, 200-day weight, and postweaning gain in composites and parental breeds of beef cattle.

doi:10.2527/1996.74112598x

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Genetic (co)variances among birth weight, 200-day weight, and postweaning gain in composites and parental breeds of beef cattle.

Journal of animal science - 1 Nov 1996

Bennett G L, Gregory K E

Abstract excerpt

Genetic and environmental (co)variances for birth weight, adjusted 200-d weight, and postweaning gain were estimated in nine parental and three composite populations of beef cattle. The parental breeds were Angus (A), Braunvieh (B), Charolais (C), Gelbvieh (G), Hereford (H), Limousin (L), Pinzgau...

Topics

Animals
Birth Weight
Body Composition
Body Weight
Cattle
Female
Male
Milk
Multivariate Analysis
Phenotype
Regression Analysis
Weight Gain

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