Improving accuracy of selection of young bulls by pastoralists
A key to maximising response to selection in pastoral cattle kept by groups such as the Sub-Saharan Maasai is an accurate selection of young bulls. A breeding objective was developed based on weight, reproductive rate (days to calving), temperament, tick resistance and trypanotolerance. Accuracy of...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2007
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1561 |
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