Birth to weaning kid traits from a complete diallel of boer, kiko, and spanish meat goat breeds semi-intensively managed on humid subtropical pasture

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2696-2707

  Browning R , Jr ^a   Leite Browning, M L ^a  

^a TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boer; Breed; Diallel cross; Genetic estimate; Meat goat; Preweaning growth

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROSIS; HUMIDITY; HYBRIDIZATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; UNITED STATES; WEANING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GOATS; HUMIDITY; HYBRID VIGOR; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; LITTER SIZE; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; TENNESSEE; WEANING;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 80052684878     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-3865     Document Type: Article

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