Development and evaluation of models to estimate body chemical composition of young Nellore bulls

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to develop accurate regression equations to predict body composition of Nellore cattle using chemical composition of the 9th, 10th, and 11th ribs and to evaluate the models proposed by analyzing mean and linear bias. Sixty-seven Nellore bulls were slaughtered...

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Main Authors: Luiz Henrique Oliveira Silva, Sarah Figueiredo Martins Bonilha, Renata Helena Branco, Joslaine Noely dos Santos Gonçalves Cyrillo, Maria Eugênia Zerlotti Mercadante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017000200156&lng=en&tlng=en