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“Estimates of genetic parameters for stayability and their associations with traits of economic interest in Gir dairy cows”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.
, “Estimates of genetic parameters for stayability and their associations with traits of economic interest in Gir dairy cows”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.
, “Genetic study of skin thickness and its association with postweaning growth in Nellore cattle: estimation of the genetic parameters”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.
, “Genetic study of skin thickness and its association with postweaning growth in Nellore cattle: estimation of the genetic parameters”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.
, , , “Associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms and carcass traits in Nellore cattle using high-density panels”, vol. 14, pp. 11133-11144, 2015.
, “Heritability of predicted daily enteric methane emissions from growing Nellore cattle”, vol. 14. pp. 14123-14129, 2015.
, “Random regression analysis of test-day milk yields in the first and second lactations of Brazilian Gyr cows”, vol. 14, pp. 16497-16507, 2015.
, “Reaction norms for the study of genotype-environment interaction for growth and indicator traits of sexual precocity in Nellore cattle”, vol. 14, pp. 7151-7162, 2015.
, “Study of lipid metabolism-related genes as candidate genes of sexual precocity in Nellore cattle”, vol. 14, pp. 234-243, 2015.
, “Association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms and milk production traits in buffalo”, vol. 13, pp. 10256-10268, 2014.
, “Estimates of genetic parameters for total milk yield over multiple ages in Brazilian Murrah buffaloes using different models”, vol. 13, pp. 2784-2795, 2014.
, “Genotype by environment interaction for post-weaning weight gain, scrotal circumference, and muscling score of composite beef cattle in different regions of Brazil”, vol. 13, pp. 3048-3059, 2014.
, “Random regression models using different functions to model milk flow in dairy cows”, vol. 13, pp. 7528-7541, 2014.
, “Water buffalo genome characterization by the Illumina BovineHD BeadChip”, vol. 13, pp. 4202-4215, 2014.
, “Comparison of factor-analytic and reduced rank models for test-day milk yield in Gyr dairy cattle (Bos indicus)”, vol. 12, pp. 4036-4045, 2013.
, “Genetic correlations between heifer subsequent rebreeding and age at first calving and growth traits in Nellore cattle by Bayesian inference”, vol. 11, pp. 4516-4524, 2012.
, Aspilcueta-Borquis RR, Araujo Neto FR, Baldi F, Bignardi AB, et al. (2010). Genetic parameters for buffalo milk yield and milk quality traits using Bayesian inference. J. Dairy Sci. 93: 2195-2201.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2009-2621
PMid:20412935
Boligon AA, Albuquerque LG, Mercadante MEZ and Lobo RB (2009). Herdabilidades e correlações entre pesos do nascimento à idade adulta em rebanhos da raça Nelore. Rev. Bras. Zootec. 38: 2320-2326.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982009001200005
Boligon AA, Albuquerque LG, Mercadante MEZ and Lobo RB (2010). Study of relations among age at first calving, average weight gains and weights from weaning to maturity in Nellore cattle. Rev. Bras. Zootec. 39: 746-751.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982010000400007
Boligon AA, Baldi F and Albuquerque LG (2011). Genetic parameters and relationships between growth traits and scrotal circumference measured at different ages in Nellore cattle. Genet. Mol. Biol. 34: 225-230.
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Mercadante ME, Packer IU, Razook AG, Cyrillo JN, et al. (2003). Direct and correlated responses to selection for yearling weight on reproductive performance of Nelore cows. J. Anim. Sci. 81: 376-384.
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Meyer K, Johnston DJ and Graser HU (2004). Estimates of the complete genetic covariance matrix for traits in multi-trait genetic evaluation of Australian Hereford cattle. Aust. Agric. Res. 55: 195-210.
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Regatieri IC, Boligon AA, Baldi F and Albuquerque LG (2012). Genetic correlations between mature cow weight and productive and reproductive traits in Nellore cattle. Genet. Mol. Res. 11.
Silva JAV, Bignardi AB, Eler JP, Ferraz JBS, et al. (2008). Análises alternativas no estudo da reconcepção de novilhas Nelore. Rev. Cienc. Prod. Anim. 65: 131-135.
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Van Melis MH, Oliveira HN, Eler JP, Ferraz JB, et al. (2010). Additive genetic relationship of longevity with fertility and production traits in Nellore cattle based on bivariate models. Genet. Mol. Res. 9: 176-187.
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“Genetic correlations between mature cow weight and productive and reproductive traits in Nellore cattle”, vol. 11, pp. 2979-2986, 2012.
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Albuquerque LG and Meyer K (2001). Estimates of direct and maternal genetics effects for weights from birth to 600 days of age in Nelore cattle. J. Anim. Breed. Genet. 118: 83-92.
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Boligon AA, Albuquerque LG, Mercadante ME and Lobo RB (2008a). Models for genetic evaluation of Nelore cattle mature body weight J. Anim. Sci. 86: 2840-2844.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2007-0823
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Boligon AA, Albuquerque LG and Rorato PRN (2008b). Associações genéticas entre pesos e características reprodutivas em rebanhos da raça Nelore. Rev. Bras. Zootec. 37: 596-601.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982008000400002
Boligon AA, Albuquerque LG, Mercadante MEZ and Lobo RB (2009). Herdabilidades e correlações entre pesos do nascimento à idade adulta em rebanhos da raça Nelore. Rev. Bras. Zootec. 38: 2320-2326.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982009001200005
Boligon AA, Albuquerque LG, Mercadante MEZ and Lobo RB (2010a). Study of relations among age at first calving, average weight gains and weights from weaning to maturity in Nellore cattle. Rev. Bras. Zootec. 39: 746-751.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982010000400007
Boligon AA, Silva JA, Sesana RC, Sesana JC, et al. (2010b). Estimation of genetic parameters for body weights, scrotal circumference, and testicular volume measured at different ages in Nellore cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 88: 1215-1219.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2008-1719
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982007000500008
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982007000800008
“Breeding value accuracy estimates for growth traits using random regression and multi-trait models in Nelore cattle”, vol. 10, pp. 1227-1236, 2011.
, Albuquerque LG and Meyer K (2001). Estimates of direct and maternal genetics effects for weights from birth to 600 days of age in Nelore cattle. J. Anim. Breed. Genet. 118: 83-92.
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Baldi F, Alencar MM and Albuquerque LG (2010). Random regression analyses using B-splines functions to model growth from birth to adult age in Canchim cattle. J. Anim. Breed. Genet. 127: 433-441.
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