Genotype by production environment interaction for birth and weaning weights in a population of composite beef cattle

The objectives of the present study were: (1) to evaluate the importance of genotype×production environment interaction for the genetic evaluation of birth weight (BW) and weaning weight (WW) in a population of composite beef cattle in Brazil, and (2) to investigate the importance of sire×contempora...

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Main Authors: M.L. Santana, J.P. Eler, A.B. Bignardi, J.B.S. Ferraz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731113002255