Intake, growth and carcass traits in male progeny of sires differing in genetic merit for beef production

Validation of economic indexes under a controlled experimental environment, can aid in their acceptance and use as breeding tools to increase herd profitability. The objective of this study was to compare intake, growth and carcass traits in bull and steer progeny of high and low ranking sires, for...

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Hlavní autoři: A.M. Clarke, M.J. Drennan, M. McGee, D.A. Kenny, R.D. Evans, D.P. Berry
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Edice:Animal
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On-line přístup:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109004200