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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Autores principales: Mentz, A.H., Els, D.L., Coetzer, W.A.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1979
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66748
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author Mentz, A.H.
Els, D.L.
Coetzer, W.A.
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description 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 sire-breed progeny-groups. Under ranching conditions, however, all crossbred groups outperformed the Africander controls. The progeny from both Bos indicus sire-breeds performed relatively better under ranching conditions than under intensive conditions. The simmentaler crossbreds also performed relatively better under the extensive conditions. Charolais and Hereford progenies, however, performed relatively better in the improved nutritional system.
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spelling CGSpace667482023-06-12T19:15:26Z Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 3. Post-weaning growth performance of progeny of various sire-breeds Mentz, A.H. Els, D.L. Coetzer, W.A. breeds cattle feeds crossbreeding growth animal performance cows feed intake feed conversion efficiency weaning weight weight gain 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 sire-breed progeny-groups. Under ranching conditions, however, all crossbred groups outperformed the Africander controls. The progeny from both Bos indicus sire-breeds performed relatively better under ranching conditions than under intensive conditions. The simmentaler crossbreds also performed relatively better under the extensive conditions. Charolais and Hereford progenies, however, performed relatively better in the improved nutritional system. 1979 2015-06-05T12:17:27Z 2015-06-05T12:17:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66748 en Open Access Mentz, A.H., Els, D.L. and Coetzer, W.A. 1979. Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 3. Post-weaning growth performance of progeny of various sire-breeds. South African Journal of Animal Science 9(3): 209-214.
spellingShingle breeds
cattle
feeds
crossbreeding
growth
animal performance
cows
feed intake
feed conversion efficiency
weaning weight
weight gain
Mentz, A.H.
Els, D.L.
Coetzer, W.A.
Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 3. Post-weaning growth performance of progeny of various sire-breeds
title Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 3. Post-weaning growth performance of progeny of various sire-breeds
title_full Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 3. Post-weaning growth performance of progeny of various sire-breeds
title_fullStr Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 3. Post-weaning growth performance of progeny of various sire-breeds
title_full_unstemmed Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 3. Post-weaning growth performance of progeny of various sire-breeds
title_short Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 3. Post-weaning growth performance of progeny of various sire-breeds
title_sort crossbreeding with africander dam as basis 3 post weaning growth performance of progeny of various sire breeds
topic breeds
cattle
feeds
crossbreeding
growth
animal performance
cows
feed intake
feed conversion efficiency
weaning weight
weight gain
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