Modeling the effect of the age of dam at calving on the weaning weight of Charolais-Zebu crossbred calves Modelagem do efeito da idade da vaca ao parto sobre o peso à desmama de bezerros mestiços Charolês-Zebu

Modeling the effect of the age of dam at calving on the weaning weight of Charolais-Zebu crossbred calves Modelagem do efeito da idade da vaca ao parto sobre o peso à desmama de bezerros mestiços Charolês-Zebu

The objective of this study was to evaluate alternatives for modeling the age of dam at calving (AOD) effect on the weaning weight of Charolais-Zebu crossbred calves. Data from 56,965 calves were analyzed, using statistical models considering the fixed effects of the contemporary groups, sire and da...

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Main Authors: Fábio Luiz Buranelo Toral, Roberto Augusto de Almeida Torres Júnior, Paulo Sávio Lopes, Luiz Otávio Campos da Silva, João Cruz Reis Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2009-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
avaliação genética
bovinos de corte
efeitos ambientais
quadrados mínimos
beef cattle
environmental effects
genetic evaluation
least square
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