Direct and maternal genetic parameters for growth traits in a Hereford cattle population

BAG - Journal of Basic and Applied Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-37

  Melucci, Lilia Magdalena ^a   Mezzadra, Carlos Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Birth weight; Genetic parameters; Growth; Weaning weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETICS; GROWTH; HERITABILITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; WEANING;

BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0041927807     PISSN: 16660390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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