Postweaning growth and carcass traits in crossbred cattle from Hereford, Angus, Brangus, Beefmaster, Bonsmara, and Romosinuano maternal grandsires

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-108

  Casas, E ^a   Thallman, R M ^a   Kuehn, L A ^a   Cundiff, L V ^a  

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

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Breed; Carcass composition; Growth

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; WEANING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; SEX FACTORS; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 72649088860     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2271     Document Type: Article

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