Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 2. Weaning performance of progeny of various sire breeds

Weaning mass was studied for 753 calves out of Africander cows by Africander, Brahman, Charolais, Hereford and Simmental sires. Crossbreds performed 11.1 per cent to 11.8 per cent better than Africander controls. Charolais progeny had a significantly greater weaning mass than Hereford and Simmentale...

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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/10568/66759
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author Mentz, A.H.
Els, D.L.
Coetzer, W.A.
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description Weaning mass was studied for 753 calves out of Africander cows by Africander, Brahman, Charolais, Hereford and Simmental sires. Crossbreds performed 11.1 per cent to 11.8 per cent better than Africander controls. Charolais progeny had a significantly greater weaning mass than Hereford and Simmentaler progeny with Brahman progeny in an intermediate position. When all cases of dystocia were taken into consideration, however, the net weaning mass output per cow calved for Simmental, Brahman and Hereford bulls was considerably better than that for Charolais and Africander bulls.
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spelling CGSpace667592023-06-13T05:56:52Z Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 2. Weaning performance of progeny of various sire breeds Mentz, A.H. Els, D.L. Coetzer, W.A. cattle breeds crossbreeding weaning weight animal performance Weaning mass was studied for 753 calves out of Africander cows by Africander, Brahman, Charolais, Hereford and Simmental sires. Crossbreds performed 11.1 per cent to 11.8 per cent better than Africander controls. Charolais progeny had a significantly greater weaning mass than Hereford and Simmentaler progeny with Brahman progeny in an intermediate position. When all cases of dystocia were taken into consideration, however, the net weaning mass output per cow calved for Simmental, Brahman and Hereford bulls was considerably better than that for Charolais and Africander bulls. 1979 2015-06-05T12:17:31Z 2015-06-05T12:17:31Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66759 en Open Access Mentz, A.H., Els, D.L. and Coetzer, W.A. 1979. Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 2. Weaning performance of progeny of various sire breeds. South African Journal of Animal Science 9(3): 205-208.
spellingShingle cattle
breeds
crossbreeding
weaning weight
animal performance
Mentz, A.H.
Els, D.L.
Coetzer, W.A.
Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 2. Weaning performance of progeny of various sire breeds
title Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 2. Weaning performance of progeny of various sire breeds
title_full Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 2. Weaning performance of progeny of various sire breeds
title_fullStr Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 2. Weaning performance of progeny of various sire breeds
title_full_unstemmed Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 2. Weaning performance of progeny of various sire breeds
title_short Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 2. Weaning performance of progeny of various sire breeds
title_sort crossbreeding with africander dam as basis 2 weaning performance of progeny of various sire breeds
topic cattle
breeds
crossbreeding
weaning weight
animal performance
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