Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics on calves’ sale price on the western border of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

ABSTRACT: The demand for beef cattle with specific traits is evident from sales in auctions. While purchasing, buyers consider individual traits (e.g., muscularity, frame, racial composition, and weight) as predictors of quality, and adjust their bids according to their preferences. The present stud...

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Main Authors: Thaís Lopes Gonçalves, Luciana Fagundes Christofari, Ricardo Pedroso Oaigen, Guilherme Otavio Bertodo, Júlio Otávio Jardim Barcellos, Guilherme de Medeiros Bastos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2018-04-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782018000400931&lng=en&tlng=en