Heritability and factors affecting growth traits and age at first calving of zebu beef heifers in south-eastern Mexico

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-192

  Magana J G ^a   Segura, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEXICO; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; MEXICO; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARITY; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031204705     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02633021     Document Type: Article

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