Genetic (Co)variances among Birth Weight, 200-Day Weight, and Postweaning Gain in Composites and Parental Breeds of Beef Cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2598-2611

  Bennett, Gary L ^a,b   Gregory, Keith E ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breeds; Cattle; Genetic parameters; Growth; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MILK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030277892     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.74112598x     Document Type: Article

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