Milk production of crossbred daughters of high- and low-milk EPD Angus and Hereford bulls

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1386-1393

  Minick, J A ^a   Buchanan, D S ^a   Rupert, S D ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Milk; Progeny testing

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; HETEROSIS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; HYBRID VIGOR; LACTATION; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MILK; SEASONS; WEANING;

EID: 0035380389     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7961386x     Document Type: Article

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