Selection of performance-tested young bulls and indirect responses in commercial beef cattle herds on pasture and in feedlots.
Fernanda S S RaidanDalinne C C SantosMariana M MoraesAndresa E M AraújoHenrique T VenturaJosé A G BergmannEduardo M TurraFabio Luiz Buranelo ToralPublished in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2016)
Heritabilities for growth and SC are higher for performance-tested young bulls than for commercial animals. Evaluating and selecting for increased growth and SC on performance-tested young bulls is efficient to improve growth, SC and age at first calving in commercial animals. Evaluating and selecting performance-tested young bulls is more efficient for young bulls on pasture than in feedlots.
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