Genetic divergence among Nellore breed herds raised in the South Region of Brazil Divergência genética entre rebanhos da raça Nelore criados na região Sul do Brasil

The objective of this study was to evaluate the genetic divergence among Nellore breed animals raised in 45 farms in the Southern Region of Brazil. The characteristic studied was weaning weight adjusted to 205 days of life (P205), from 10,874 animals sired by 425 bulls and 7,629 cows, collected betw...

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Main Authors: Jader Silva Lopes, Paulo Roberto Nogara Rorato, Tomás Weber, Ronyere Olegário de Araújo, Dionéia Magda Everling, Tiago Bresolin, Mariana de Almeida Dornelles, Fernanda Cristina Breda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2013-05-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782013000500020