Factors Influencing Genetic Evaluations of Linebred Hereford Cattle in Diverse Environments

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1499-1510

  Snelling, W M ^a,d   MacNeil, M D ^a   Kress, D D ^b   Anderson, D C ^c   Tess, M W ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Beefbooster Management Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Genetic Analysis; Linear Models

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PREGNANCY; VARIATION (GENETICS); WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030185306     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7471499x     Document Type: Article

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