Evaluation of birth and weaning traits of Romosinuano calves as purebreds and crosses with Brahman and Angus

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 289-298

  Riley, D G ^a   Chase Jr , C C ^a   Coleman, S W ^a   Olson, T A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Crossbreeding; Heterosis; Romosinuano; Weaning

Indexed keywords

BOS;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HETEROSIS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; HYBRID VIGOR; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34047259651     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-416     Document Type: Article

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