Genetics of flight time and other measures of temperament and their value as selection criteria for improving meat quality traits in tropically adapted breeds of beef cattle

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1029-1035

  Kadel, Meridy J ^a   Johnston, David J ^a   Burrow, Heather M ^b   Graser, Hans U ^a   Ferguson, Drewe M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flight speed; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BREEDING POPULATION; CATTLE; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; HERITABILITY; MEAT; PHENOTYPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEANING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748307463     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR05082     Document Type: Article

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