Maternal inheritance on reproductive traits in Brangus-Ibagé cattle Herança materna em caracteres reprodutivos em bovinos Brangus-Ibagé
Cytoplasmic inheritance influence on reproductive traits was investigated in the Brangus-Ibagé cattle (3/8 Nelore x 5/8 Aberdeen Angus). Additive genetic effects were responsible for 12% ± 11% of phenotypic variation observed in first calving interval, but their contribution dropped to ze...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2004-08-01
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| Series: | Ciência Rural |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782004000400030 |