Genetic and phenotypic parameters for carcass traits of American Shorthorn beef cattle.

doi:10.2527/1998.76102584x

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Genetic and phenotypic parameters for carcass traits of American Shorthorn beef cattle.

Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 1998

Pariacote F, Van Vleck L D, Hunsley R E

Abstract excerpt

Carcass measurements were taken on 1,292 steers and collected by the American Shorthorn Association. The sires were purebred or appendix-registered Shorthorn. Because all dams were not Shorthorn, genetic fractions of breeds of origin were determined for each dam. Measurements for hot carcass weig...

Topics

Animals
Body Composition
Breeding
Cattle
Female
Genetic Variation
Male
Meat
Models, Genetic
Phenotype

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