Factors influencing ultrasonic scanning measures, muscularity scores and body measures in performance-tested dairy bulls and their usefulness as predictors of beef production ability in Friesian cattle

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 230-239

  Stålhammar, Hans ^a   Henningsson, Thore ^a   Philipsson, Jan ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal model; Carcass traits; Genetic parameters; Heritability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 0039920236     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064709709362391     Document Type: Article

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