Is there a genetic basis for forage quality of barley for beef cattle?

Despite the importance of forage quality to animal performance, barley forage quality has not been used as a selection criterion in barley breeding programs. Our objectives were to: (1) evaluate Steptoe x Morex doubled haploid (DH) and Lewis and Karl recombinant inbred line (RIL) populations for for...

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Main Author: Surber, Lisa Marie McKinley
Language:en
Published: 2006
Online Access:http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/surber/SurberL0806.pdf