Partial-genome evaluation of postweaning feed intake and efficiency of crossbred beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1731-1741

  Snelling, W M ^a   Allan, M F ^a,c   Keele, J W ^a   Kuehn, L A ^a   Thallman, R M ^a   Bennett, G L ^a   Ferrell, C L ^a,d   Jenkins, T G ^a,d   Freetly, H C ^a   Nielsen, M K ^b   Rolfe, K M ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d F and J Livestock Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Feed efficiency; Genetic parameter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EATING; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EATING; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 80052655080     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3526     Document Type: Article

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