Genetic relationships between feed efficiency in growing males and beef cow performance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3372-3381

  Crowley, J J ^a,b,c   Evans, R D ^d   McHugh, N ^a,b   Kenny, D A ^b   McGee, M ^c   Crews Jr , D H ^e   Berry, D P ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^d IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

^e Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Cow performance; Feed efficiency; Fertility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; EATING; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; EATING; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELECTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 80053020738     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-3835     Document Type: Article

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