Feedlot performance, feed efficiency and carcass traits in Nellore cattle selected for postweaning weight

The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlated responses to selection for growth in feed efficiency and carcass traits of Nellore animals. A total of 121 animals of the Nellore control (NeC) and selection herds were subjected to performance testing and classified regarding residual feed...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Lucila Sobrinho, Sarah Figueiredo Martins Bonilha, Heraldo Cesar Gonçalves, André Michel de Castilhos, Elaine Magnani, Alexander George Razook, Renata Helena Branco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2013-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982013000200007