Article
Heterogeneity of variances for carcass traits by percentage Brahman inheritance.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jul 1998
Crews D H, Franke D E
Abstract excerpt
Heterogeneity of carcass trait variances due to level of Brahman inheritance was investigated using records from straightbred and crossbred steers produced from 1970 to 1988 (n = 1,530). Angus, Brahman, Charolais, and Hereford sires were mated to straightbred and crossbred cows to produce straightbred, F1, back-cross, three-breed cross, and two-, three-, and four-breed rotational crossbred steers in four...
Topics
- Animals
- Body Composition
- Breeding
- Cattle
- Crosses, Genetic
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Likelihood Functions
- Male
- Meat
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Random Allocation
