Estimates of covariance functions for growth from birth to 630 days of age in Nelore cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2776-2789

  Albuquerque, L G ^a,b   Meyer, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Growth; Heritability; Maternal effects; Zebu breeds

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEANING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WEANING;

EID: 0035515869     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.79112776x     Document Type: Article

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