Effect of direct and indirect selection criteria for efficiency of gain on profitability of Japanese Black cattle selection strategies

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2401-2412

  Kahi, A K ^a   Hirooka, H ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breeding program design; Carcass trait; Insulin like growth factor I; Japanese Black cattle; Residual feed intake; Selection strategy

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; EATING; ECONOMICS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JAPAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; EATING; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; JAPAN; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 35349029949     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-713     Document Type: Article

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