Direct and correlated responses to selection for yearling weight on reproductive performance of Nelore cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 376-384

  Mercadante, M E Z ^a,c   Packer, I U ^b   Razook, A G ^a   Cyrillo, J N S G ^a   Figueiredo, L A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ZOOTECNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Correlated Response; Growth; Reproduction; Selection; Zebu Breed

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; NES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0038543119     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.812376x     Document Type: Article

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