Genetic parameters for carcass traits and their live animal indicators in Simmental cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1427-1433

  Crews Jr , D H ^a,d   Pollak, E J ^b   Weaber, R L ^b,c   Quaas, R L ^b   Lipsey, R J ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c American Simmental Association   (United States)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Carcasses; Genetic Parameters; Simmental; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MEAT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0642337856     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8161427x     Document Type: Article

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