Variance components due to direct genetic, maternal genetic and permanent environmental effect for growth and feed-efficiency traits in young male Japanese Black cattle

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 102-107

  Hoque, M A ^a   Arthur, P F ^b   Hiramoto, K ^c   Gilmour, A R ^d   Oikawa, T ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c Okayama Prefecture Animal Industry Centre   (Japan)

^d NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feed efficiency; Genetic parameters; Growth; Japanese Black cattle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; VARIATION (GENETICS); WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34249802315     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2007.00648.x     Document Type: Article

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