Selection for low birth weight and high yearling weight in Angus beef cattle. Livest. Prod. Sci. 25:31.Arnold, J.W., J.K. Bertrand, L.L. Benshek, J.W. Comerford, and T.E. Kiser. "Selection for Low Birth Weight and High Yearling Weight in Angus Beef Cattle." Livestock Production...
Angus bulls were chosen for either high birth weight (BW), high yearling weight (YW), or low BW, high YW using Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) estimates for proven sires. The high group had birth weight EPD 3.0 kg and yearling weight EPD 20 kg while the low group had birth weight EP...
Live weight, carcass ultrasound images, and visual scores in Angus cattle under feeding regimes in Brazil 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 24 作者: LFB Pinto…摘要: This study aimed to evaluate visual precocity, muscling, conformation, skeletal, and breed scores; live weights at birth, at...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook Also found in:Encyclopedia,Wikipedia. Bran·gus (brăng′gəs) A trademark for any of a breed of black hornless beef cattle developed from interbreeding the Brahman and the Angus. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyrig...
weightgeneticscorrelationcarcassfatA selection experiment to change reproductive traits in Angus cattle was established in New Zealand in 1984/85. Alongside an unselected control line, three lines were set up, selected for increased age at puberty in heifers (AGE+ line), reduced age at puberty in...
Mr Henke said the feedlot entry specifications were ideal for a spring calving cow herd and by matching pasture growth rates to peak animal requirements, they can maintain a 480kg liveweight turn-off of beef per hectare, giving benefit to both beast and country. ...
Weaning weight (ww) and conformation score (cs) records from Angus calves in five New South Wales herds were analysed by least-squares procedures to assess the nature and magnitude of variation. Herd, year, age of dam and sex were considered as main effects. Covariates included in the models...
3. Only cattle harvested less than 30 months of age by dentition and only A-maturity lean – for superior color, texture and tenderness Consistent Sizing 4. 10- to 16-square-inch ribeye area* 5. 1,100-pound hot carcass weight or less ...
This resulted in 12 to 17% (P < 0.05) more kg of boneless saleable meat (retail yield) from carcasses of Charolais sired progeny. At a constant hot P8 fat depth, the magnitude of the sire breed differences increased, whereas at a constant hot carcase weight, the differences became non-...
Insight sires big-footed cattle with extra mass and dimension in a light birth weight package. Insight excels for all the economically relevant traits of beef production while creating functional cattle with exceptional doability disposition udders and feet. This is Kaine’s heifer, she has been ...