Preweaning, Postweaning, and Carcass Trait Comparisons for Progeny Sired by Subtropically Adapted Beef Sire Breeds at Various US Locations

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 451-473

  Thrift, F A ^a   Sanders, J O ^b   Brown, ^c   Brown, A H ^d   Herring, A D ^c   Riley, D G ^b   DeRouen, S M ^e   Holloway, J W ^f   Wyatt, W E ^g   Vann, R C ^h   Chase, C C ^c   Franke, D E ⁱ   Cundiff, L V ^j   Baker, J F ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^e Dean Lee Research Station   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Iberia Research Station   (United States)

^h MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^k UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Beef cattle; Bos indicus; Bos taurus; Subtropical adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866093366     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30633-1     Document Type: Review

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