Breeding objectives for a Nellore cattle rearing system

Abstract:The objective of this work was to define the traits that should be included as breeding objectives for Nellore cattle, according to simulations with a bio-economic model for rearing systems. The economic values (EVs) of the traits were calculated as the differences between the profits due t...

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Main Authors: Caio Victor Damasceno Carvalho, Thereza Cristina Calmon de Bittencourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2015-09-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2015000900814&lng=en&tlng=en