Genetic x environment interactions on blood constituents of Angus, Brahman, and reciprocal-cross cows and calves grazing common bermudagrass or endophyte-infected tall fescue

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1151-1161

  Cole, N A ^a,c   Brown, M A ^b   Phillips, W A ^b  

^a Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

^b USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Blood Chemistry; Brahman; Crossbreeding; Festuca; Genotype Environment Interaction

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; IRON; UREA; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREEDING; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; POACEAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; ENVIRONMENT; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HYPOCREALES; IRON; MALE; POACEAE; UREA;

EID: 0035345210     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7951151x     Document Type: Article

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