Evaluation of development traits of beef buffalo in Brazil using multivariate analysis

The buffalo population in Brazil increased about 12.9% between 1998 and 2003, to 2.8 million head, evidencing the importance of this species for the country. The objective this work was evaluation of animal growth using multivariate analysis. The data were from 2,944 water buffalo from 10 herds rais...

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Main Authors: N. Flournoy, J.A. DeFreitas, A.M. Jorge, P.B. Ferraz Filho, C.H.M. Malhado, A.A. Ramos, J.C. DeSouza, W.R. Lamberson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-02-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/982