Multivariate approach of inter-relationships among growth, consumption and carcass traits in Nellore cattle

The objective of the present study was to analyze the phenotypic inter-relationships between growth, feed intake and carcass traits in polled Nellore cattle, as well as to determine which bulls produced the most efficient progeny. The experiment was conducted in the feedlot of the Guaporé Pecuária (...

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Main Authors: Cláudio Ulhôa Magnabosco, Fernando Brito Lopes, Eliane Sayuri Miyagi, Raysildo Barbosa Lôbo, Roberto Daniel Sainz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará
Series:Revista Ciência Agronômica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-66902014000100020&lng=en&tlng=en