Genetic parameters for cattle price and body weight from routinely collected data at livestock auctions and commercial farms

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-39

  Mc Hugh, N ^a,b   Evans, R D ^c   Amer, P R ^d   Fahey, A G ^b   Berry, D P ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

^d ABACUSBIO LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Body weight; Cattle; Genetic parameter; Price per animal

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; IRELAND; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMMERCE; FEMALE; IRELAND; MALE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 78650975403     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3044     Document Type: Article

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