Genetic variation and prediction of additive and nonadditive genetic effects for six carcass traits in an Angus-Brahman multibreed herd.

doi:10.2527/1998.7671810x

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Genetic variation and prediction of additive and nonadditive genetic effects for six carcass traits in an Angus-Brahman multibreed herd.

Journal of animal science - 1 Jul 1998

Elzo M A, West R L, Johnson D D, Wakeman D L

Abstract excerpt

Estimates of covariances and sire expected progeny differences of additive and nonadditive genetic effects for six carcass traits were obtained using records from 486 straightbred and crossbred steers from 121 sires born between 1989 and 1995 in the Angus-Brahman multibreed herd of the University...

Topics

Abattoirs
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Body Composition
Breeding
Cattle
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Food Handling
Genetic Variation
Likelihood Functions
Male
Meat
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
Records

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