A Multiple Trait Selection Index Including Feed Efficiency

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-70

  Crews, D H ^a   Carstens, G E ^b   Lancaster, P A ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Feed efficiency; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861111857     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31062-7     Document Type: Article

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