Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 3. Post-weaning growth performance of progeny of various sire-breeds

Post-weaning growth performance was studied for 342 steers out of Africander cows and by Africander, Brahman. Charolais, Hereford and Simmental sires. In a system of intensive fattening, the latter three Bos taurus sire-breed progeny-groups performed strikingly better than the former two Bos indices...

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Main Authors: Mentz, A.H., Els, D.L., Coetzer, W.A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1979
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66748

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