Selection indexes for Nellore production system in the Brazilian Pantanal

Selection indexes for Nellore production system in the Brazilian Pantanal

ABSTRACT The objective was to develop selection indexes for Nellore cattle raised in full-cycle production system in the Brazilian Pantanal. The resulting offspring are retained as replacements or sold at two years of age. Preliminary analyses explored effects of scale on economic values (EV). Howev...

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Main Authors: Juliana Varchaki Portes, Gilberto Romeiro de Oliveira Menezes, Luiz Otávio Campos da Silva, Michael D. MacNeil, Urbano Gomes Pinto de Abreu, Viviane Vasconcelos de Lacerda, José Braccini Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2021-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
beef cattle
bioeconomic model
breeding objectives
genetic gain
selection
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