Genetic parameters for fatty acid composition and feed efficiency traits in Japanese Black cattle

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 987-994

  Inoue, K ^a   Kobayashi, M ^b   Shoji, N ^b   Kato, K ^c  

^a NATIONAL LIVESTOCK BREEDING CENTER   (Japan)

^b Yamagata Prefectural Agricultural Research and Training Center   (Japan)

^c Maebashi   (Japan)

Author keywords

beef cattle; fatty acid composition; feed efficiency; genetic parameter

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79958796049     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731111000012     Document Type: Article

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