Article
Genetic parameters for sex-specific traits in beef cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 1998
Splan R K, Cundiff L V, Van Vleck L D
Abstract excerpt
Data from 3,593 beef heifers and 4,079 of their steer paternal half-sibs were used to estimate genetic parameters of and among female growth and reproductive traits and male carcass traits. Estimates of heritability for adjusted 205-d weight, adjusted 365-d weight, age at puberty, calving rate, and calving difficulty measured on females were .16, .38, .47, .19, and .18, respectively; estimates for calving rate...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Cattle
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Linear Models
- Male
- Meat
- Phenotype
- Reproduction
- Sex Characteristics
