Direct and maternal genetic effects for body weight and price of calves sold for veal production

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3385-3391

  Penasa, M ^a   Cecchinato, A ^a   Dal Zotto, R ^a   Blair, H T ^b   Lopez Villalobos N ^b   Bittante, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Age; Body weight; Calf; Genetic parameter; Market value; Price

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEREDITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; HEREDITY; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 84882708953     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4487     Document Type: Article

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