Genetic parameter estimates for carcass and yearling ultrasound measurements in Brangus cattle.

doi:10.2527/1998.76102542x

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Genetic parameter estimates for carcass and yearling ultrasound measurements in Brangus cattle.

Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 1998

Moser D W, Bertrand J K, Misztal I, Kriese L A, Benyshek L L

Abstract excerpt

Carcass measurements of 12th-rib fat thickness (CARCFAT), longissimus muscle area (CARCLMA), and weight (CARCWT) on 2,028 Brangus and Brangus-sired fed steers and heifers, as well as yearling weights (YWT) and ultrasound measures of 12th-rib fat thickness (USFAT) and longissimus muscle area (USLM...

Topics

Adipose Tissue
Algorithms
Animals
Body Weight
Breeding
Cattle
Female
Male
Meat
Models, Genetic
Muscle, Skeletal
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic
Ultrasonography

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