Use of crossbreeding with beef bulls in dairy herds: Effect on age, body weight, price, and market value of calves sold at livestock auctions

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3053-3059

  Dal Zotto, R ^a   Penasa, M ^a   de Marchi, M ^a   Cassandro, M ^a   Lopez Villalobos N ^b   Bittante, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Beef and dairy breed; Belgian Blue; Body weight; Calf; Crossbreeding; Market value

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMMERCE; FEMALE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; PREGNANCY;

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 70249136179     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1620     Document Type: Article

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