Maternal birth weight breeding value as an additional factor to predict calf birth weight in beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-26

  Lykins Jr , L E ^a   Bertrand, J K ^a   Baker, J F ^b   Kiser, T E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Birth Weight; Genetic Variation; Maternal Effects

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MUSHROOM BACILLIFORM VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033627764     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.78121x     Document Type: Article

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