Heritability

Genetic correlations between visual slaughter conformation scores and growth and reproductive traits in Canchim cattle

L. H. F. Borba, Baldi, F., Feitosa, F. L. B., da Silva, L. O. C., Pereira, A. S. C., Alencar, M. M., Borba, L. H. F., Baldi, F., Feitosa, F. L. B., da Silva, L. O. C., Pereira, A. S. C., and Alencar, M. M., Genetic correlations between visual slaughter conformation scores and growth and reproductive traits in Canchim cattle, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

We obtained heritability and (co)variance component estimates for slaughter conformation scores at 420 days of age (SCS420), age at calving (first, AFC; second, ASC), calving occurrence until 38 months of age (CP38), weight at 420 days of age (W420), and scrotal circumference at 420 days (SC420) in Canchim (5/8 Charolais + 3/8 Zebu) cattle. A total of 23,168 records of Canchim animals, including 12,493 females and 10,675 males, were analyzed. SCS420 indicated carcass structure, muscle development, and subcutaneous fat deposition.

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