Genetic parameters of age at first calving, weight gain, and visual scores in Nelore heifers

ABSTRACT This study aimed at estimating the heritability of age at first calving and of performance traits included in the selection index and the genetic correlations between age at first calving and these performance traits. Data were extracted from the Conexão Delta G database and only data from...

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Main Authors: Luís Afonso Marques Claus, Celso Koetz Júnior, Vanerlei Mozaquatro Roso, Marcelo Henrique Favaro Borges, Júlio Otávio Jardim Barcellos, Edson Luis de Azambuja Ribeiro
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=S1516-35982017000400303&lng=en&tlng=en