Heritability and correlation estimates of Warner-Bratzler shear force and carcass traits from Angus-, Charolais-, Hereford-, and Simmental-sired cattle

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 599-609

  Minick, J A ^a,d   Dikeman, M E ^b   Pollak, E J ^c   Wilson, D E ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d 131 Weber Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass quality; Genetic parameters; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 15444379707     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A03-060     Document Type: Article

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