Genetic trends in the expected progeny difference of the asymptotic weight of Nelore females

There are few studies on weight covering the full life cycle of Zebu cattle, and there is no entire growth description or mean growth pattern for animals belonging to this breed. In order to provide such data, 1,158 Nelore females born between 1985 and 1995 were weighed 14,563 times from birth to fu...

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Main Authors: Analía del Valle Garnero, Cintia Righetti Marcondes, Ricardo José Gunski, Henrique Nunes de Oliveira, Raysildo Barbosa Lôbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2006-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572006000400012