Genetics of adaptive traits in heifers and their relationship to growth, pubertal and carcass traits in two tropical beef cattle genotypes

Animal Production Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 413-425

  Prayaga, K C ^a,b   Corbet, N J ^a,b   Johnston, D J ^a   Wolcott, M L ^a   Fordyce, G ^a,c   Burrow, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coat score; Genetic correlation; Heat resistance; Heritability; Parasite resistance; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CORRELATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; HERITABILITY; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; HAEMATOBIA IRRITANS EXIGUA; IXODIDA;

EID: 66149180790     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA08247     Document Type: Article

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