Effects of production circumstances on expected responses for growth and carcass traits to selection of bulls in Japan

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1135-1143

  Hirooka, Hiroyuki ^a   Groen, Ab F ^b  

^a RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beef Production; Breeding; Economics; Selection Responses

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; ECONOMICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JAPAN; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; JAPAN; MALE; MEAT;

EID: 0033126674     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7751135x     Document Type: Article

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