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Selection of performance-tested young bulls and indirect responses in commercial beef cattle herds on pasture and in feedlots

BACKGROUND: Central testing is used to select young bulls which are likely to contribute to increased net income of the commercial beef cattle herd. We present genetic parameters for growth and reproductive traits on performance-tested young bulls and commercial animals that are raised on pasture an...

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Autores principales: Raidan, Fernanda S. S., Santos, Dalinne C. C., Moraes, Mariana M., Araújo, Andresa E. M., Ventura, Henrique T., Bergmann, José A. G., Turra, Eduardo M., Toral, Fabio L. B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5103466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27829375
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-016-0265-2