Estimates of genetic parameters for visual scores and their correlation with production and reproductive traits in Brahman cattle

The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of visual scores of body structure, precocity and muscularity with production (body weight at 18 months and average daily gain) and reproductive (scrotal circumference) traits in Brahman cattle in order to determine the possible use of thes...

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Main Authors: Tássia Souza Bertipaglia, Luis Orlando Duitama Carreño, Carlos Henrique Cavallini Machado, Cristiana Andrighetto, Ricardo da Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2012-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012000600013