Body measurements as selection criteria for growth in South African hereford cattle;Körpermaße als selektionskriterium für das wachstum von herefordrindern in südafrika

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Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-15

  Van Marle Köster, Esté ^a   Mostert, Bernice E ^b,c   Van Der Westhuizen, Japie ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b ARC Animal Improvement Institute   (South Africa)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body measurements; Cannon bone; Genetic evaluation; Hereford cattle; REML; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 17344378455     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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