Age-of-dam adjustment factors for birth and weaning weight records of beef cattle: A review

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-17

  Rumph, Janice M ^a,c   Van Vleck, L Dale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment factors; Beef cattle; Genetic evaluation

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BEEF CATTLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREED DIFFERENCE; BREEDING; CALCULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MATERNAL AGE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEANING; AGE; ANIMAL; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; WEANING;

EID: 2542480789     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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