Genetic evaluation of beef carcass data using different endpoint adjustments

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1120-1125

  Rumph, J M ^a   Shafer, W R ^b   Crews Jr , D H ^c   Enns, R M ^d   Lipsey, R J ^b   Quaas, R L ^e   Pollak, E J ^e  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b American Simmental Association   (United States)

^c LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^e Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass; Endpoint; Genetic evaluation; Heritability; Variance component

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HISTOLOGY; MALE;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HEREDITY; MALE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34247854806     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-694     Document Type: Article

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