Across-breed adjustment factors for expected progeny differences for carcass traits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1369-1376

  Van Vleck, L D ^a   Cundiff, L V ^a   Wheeler, T L ^a   Shackelford, S D ^a   Koohmaraie, M ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Breed; Carcass expected progeny difference; Genetic evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34249845985     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-658     Document Type: Article

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