Optimum size for beef cattle is debated among researchers, cattle breeders and producers.
Cattle vary widely in body size but optimal size depends on the production system. Selection …

Genetic parameters for growth traits in Sabi sheep were estimated using asreml from data
records of 4123 lambs from 130 sires and 1131 dams collected between 1984 and 1994 …

Evolution of size and growth depends on heritable variation arising from additive and
maternal genetic effects. Levels of heritable (and nonheritable) variation might change over …

The objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for female mature weight
(FMW), age at first calving (AFC), weight gain from birth to 120 days (WG_B_120), from 210 …

The objectives of this study were to compare the goodness of fit of four non-linear growth
models, ie Brody, Gompertz, Logistic and Von Bertalanffy, in West African Dwarf (WAD) …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the genetic correlations among real-time
ultrasound carcass, BW, and scrotal circumference (SC) traits in Nelore cattle. Carcass traits …

The objectives of the current study were to investigate the additive genetic associations
between heifer pregnancy at 16months of age (HP16) and age at first calving (AFC) with …

Direct and maternal genetic and environmental variances and covariances were estimated
for weaning weight and growth and maturing traits derived from the Brody growth curve …

Dados de 19.458 animais da raça Nelore, nascidos entre 1975 e 2002 e pertencentes a oito
fazendas participantes do Programa de Melhoramento Genético da Raça Nelore (PMGRN) …

We investigated genetic associations between mature cow weight (MW) and weaning
weight (WW), yearling weight (YW), weight gain from birth to weaning (GBW), weight gain …