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Genetic parameters for pre-weaning traits in Braunvieh cattle

D. C. Cucco, Ferraz, J. B. S., Pinto, L. F. B., Eler, J. P., Balieiro, J. C. C., and Mattos, E. C., Genetic parameters for pre-weaning traits in Braunvieh cattle, vol. 8, pp. 291-298, 2009.

The objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for pre-weaning traits of Braunvieh cattle raised under tropical conditions in Brazil. The weight and weight gain parameters were birth weight (BW, N = 9955), weight at 120 days of age (W120, N = 5901), weaning weight at 205 days (WW, N = 6970), weight gain from birth to 205 days (GAIN205, N = 6013), weight gain from birth to 120 days (GAIN120, N = 5135), and weight gain from 120 to 205 days (GAIN85, N = 4482). Variance components were estimated using the animal model with the MTDFREML software.

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