Estimation of genetic parameters for weight in different ages in Tabapuã cattle;Estimação de parâmetros genéticos para peso em diferentes idades para animais da raça Tabapuã

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1914-1919

  Dias, Lailatalarico ^a   Galvão De Albuquerque, Lucia ^b   Tonhati, Humberto ^b   De Almeida Teixeira, Rodrigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Heritability; Variance components

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 31544462325     PISSN: 15163598     EISSN: 15163598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-35982005000600015     Document Type: Article

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