Live animal measurements, carcass composition and plasma hormone and metabolite concentrations in male progeny of sires differing in genetic merit for beef production
In genetic improvement programmes for beef cattle, the effect of selecting for a given trait or index on other economically important traits, or their predictors, must be quantified to ensure no deleterious consequential effects go unnoticed. The objective was to compare live animal measurements, ca...
Main Authors: | A.M. Clarke, M.J. Drennan, M. McGee, D.A. Kenny, R.D. Evans, D.P. Berry |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109004327 |
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