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 …

Brain size represented by cranial capacity (CC) is one of the most frequently analysed
characters of hominids. Accuracy of individual CC estimates depends on completeness of …

The recommendation of new plant varieties for commercial use requires reliable and
accurate predictions of the average yield of each variety across a range of target …

A stay-green phenotype enables crops to retain green leaves longer after anthesis
compared with senescent types, potentially improving yield. Measuring the normalized …

Genetic (co) variances between body condition score (BCS), body weight (BW), milk
production, and fertility-related traits were estimated. The data analyzed included 8591 …

The survival of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis was studied by culture of fecal
material sampled at intervals for up to 117 weeks from soil and grass in pasture plots and …

Experiments on Angus steer progeny following a single generation of divergent selection for
residual feed intake suggest that there are many physiological mechanisms contributing to …

Plant breeders traditionally have estimated genotypic and phenotypic correlations between
traits using the method of moments on the basis of a multivariate analysis of variance …

Post-mixing aggression in commercially housed pigs can be intense and often results in the
accumulation of skin lesions. The number of lesions (lesion score, LS) has often been used …

Feeding behavior and temperament may be useful in genetic evaluations either as indicator
traits for other economically relevant traits or because the behavior traits may have a direct …