Genetic Parameter Estimates for Carcass and Yearling Ultrasound Measurements in Brangus Cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2542-2548

  Moser, D W ^a,b   Bertrand, J K ^a   Misztal, I ^a   Kriese, L A ^a   Benyshek, L L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Carcasses; Fat Thickness; Genetic Parameters; Longissimus Dorsi; Muscles; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; PHENOTYPE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MODELS, GENETIC; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032176593     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.76102542x     Document Type: Article

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