Intake, growth and carcass traits in male progeny of sires differing in genetic merit for beef production

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 791-801

  Clarke, A M ^a,b   Drennan, M J ^a   McGee, M ^a   Kenny, D A ^b   Evans, R D ^c   Berry, D P ^d  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

^d ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass traits; Economic index; Feed efficiency; Genetic merit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 68349159103     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109004200     Document Type: Article

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