Growth and pubertal development of F1 bulls from Hereford, Angus, Norwegian Red, Swedish Red and White, Friesian, and Wagyu sires

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2904-2909

  Casas, E ^a   Lunstra, D D ^a   Cundiff, L V ^a   Ford, J J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Bull; Puberty; Semen; Testes

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TESTIS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 36148989941     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0260     Document Type: Article

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