Breed comparisons of Angus, Charolais, Hereford, Jersey, Limousin, Simmental, and South Devon for weight, weight adjusted for body condition score, height, and body condition score of cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3123-3132

  Arango, J A ^a,c   Cundiff, L V ^b   Van Vleck, L D ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^d A218 Animal Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Breed; Growth; Maturity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 0038179630     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.80123123x     Document Type: Article

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