Economic values for carcase traits in UK commercial beef cattle

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 267-281

  Amer, P R ^a,b   Emmans, G C ^b   Simm, G ^b  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Breeding objectives; Carcase quality; Economics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0000686209     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00055-9     Document Type: Article

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