Parameters and genetics trends for maturation rate and asymptotic weight in Nellore cattle from Bahia State Parâmetros e tendência genética da taxa de maturação e peso assintótico de bovinos da raça Nelore no Estado da Bahia

The goal of the present work was to estimate the heritability values for milk yield (MY), age at first parity (AFP), lactation length (LL) and parturition interval (PI) as well as the genetic correlation between milk production and AFP, LP and PI of female cross-breed buffaloes raised in Brazil. Dat...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto Antunes de Mello Affonso, Derval Gomes Pereira, Raimundo Martins Filho, Paulo Luiz Souza Carneiro, Carlos Henrique Mendes Malhado, Danielle Maria Machado Ribeiro Azevedo, Julio César de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia 2009-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal
Online Access:http://revistas.ufba.br/index.php/rbspa/article/view/1306