Purebred-crossbred performance and genetic evaluation of postweaning growth and carcass traits in Bos indicus x Bos taurus crosses in Australia

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1801-1808

  Newman, S ^a,c   Reverter, A ^b   Johnston, D J ^b  

^a CSIRO Livestock Industries ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c GENUS PLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Crossbreeding; Genetic Parameters; Genetic Variance

Indexed keywords

BOS INDICUS X BOS TAURUS; BOS TAURUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROSIS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEANING; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BOVINAE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; HYBRID VIGOR; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; VARIATION (GENETICS); WEANING; GENETIC VARIATION;

EID: 0036652754     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8071801x     Document Type: Article

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