Comparison of Sire Breed Solutions for Growth Traits Adjusted by Mean Expected Progeny Differences to a 1993 Base

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2287-2293

  Barkhouse, K L ^a   Van Vleck, L D ^b   Cundiff, L V ^b   Buchanan, D S ^c   Marshall, D M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Breeding Value; Breeds; Growth

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS); WEANING;

EID: 0032150156     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7692287x     Document Type: Article

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